Vodka Shots with Stalin: On the Dinner That Changed the War

Vodka Shots with Stalin: On the Dinner That Changed the War

Serhii Plohky on the WWII Allied Plans for the Air

By Serhii Plokhy | November 20, 2019

Blue Babies, Big Egos, and the Wild World of Early Open Heart Surgery

Blue Babies, Big Egos, and the Wild World of Early Open Heart Surgery

On Post-War Innovations in Life Saving Surgery

By Gabriel Brownstein | November 19, 2019

What If We Called It the 'Flax Age' Instead of the 'Iron Age'?

What If We Called It the 'Flax Age' Instead of the 'Iron Age'?

Correcting the Historical Bias Against Domestic Materials

By Kassia St. Clair | November 19, 2019

The Education of a Civil Rights Hero

The Education of a Civil Rights Hero

Dovey Johnson Roundtree on Life at Spelman College

By Dovey Johnson Roundtree and Katie McCabe | November 19, 2019

On Jane Austen, Elizabeth Warren, and the Legacy of the Stoic Woman

On Jane Austen, Elizabeth Warren, and the Legacy of the Stoic Woman

Rachel Vorona Cote Considers the Miss Dashwoods

By Rachel Vorona Cote | November 18, 2019

Look, Latin Is Not Useless, Neither<br> Is It Dead

Look, Latin Is Not Useless, Neither
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Nicola Gardini Refutes the Biases Towards the So-Called Dead Language

By Nicola Gardini | November 18, 2019

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Mo Moulton on the Legendary Mutual Admiration Society

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Inside the Artist Studio of Georges Braque

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John Richardson on getting to know “the antithesis of Picasso—cool, meditative, at peace.”

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On the Build-Up to the Legendary Baldwin-Buckley Debates

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