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In Praise of the Old WASP Elite (Because Dignified Hypocrisy is Better Than Garish Cruelty)

In Praise of the Old WASP Elite (Because Dignified Hypocrisy is Better Than Garish Cruelty)

In Which Robert Leleux Reads an Alarming Number of Biographies About Rich, White Americans

By Robert Leleux | April 3, 2026

How World War I Created the Army Olive Green We Know Today

How World War I Created the Army Olive Green We Know Today

Kory Stamper on the Wartime Development of the Dyestuff Industry in the United States

By Kory Stamper | April 2, 2026

Before the “Smart” Era: What the Early Years of AI Reveal About Its Future

Before the “Smart” Era: What the Early Years of AI Reveal About Its Future

Sarah Murray on the Slow Creep of Artificial Intelligence Into Everyday Life and Culture

By Sarah Murray | April 2, 2026

If you read cursive, the Newberry has a job for you.

If you read cursive, the Newberry has a job for you.

By Brittany Allen | April 1, 2026

The History of the Young Lords of Chicago

The History of the Young Lords of Chicago

Hilda Vasquez Ignatin on the Revolutionary Latino Organizers of the 1960s and 70s

By Hilda Vasquez Ignatin | April 1, 2026

Frederick Jackson Turner’s Groundbreaking Frontier Thesis Was a Flop When He First Read It

Frederick Jackson Turner’s Groundbreaking Frontier Thesis Was a Flop When He First Read It

Megan Kate Nelson on the History of the American Frontier

By Megan Kate Nelson | April 1, 2026

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Veronica Buckley on Revolutionary Europe’s First Family

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Here’s the shortlist for the 2026 Women’s Prize For Non-Fiction.

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The Town Where <em>The Last Picture Show</em> Was Filmed Absolutely Hated It

The Town Where The Last Picture Show Was Filmed Absolutely Hated It

David Streitfeld on the Varied Reactions to the Cinematic Adaptation of Larry McMurtry’s Novel

By David Streitfeld | March 25, 2026

On a Bet, Jean-Baptiste Lamarck Invented the Way We Still Identify Plants

On a Bet, Jean-Baptiste Lamarck Invented the Way We Still Identify Plants

Jessica Riskin on the 18th-Century French Botanist Who Changed Biology Forever

By Jessica Riskin | March 25, 2026

What Did European Life Look Like at the Dawn of Capitalism?

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Trevor Jackson on the Peasant Society of Early 1500s Europe

By Trevor Jackson | March 25, 2026

Trailblazer or Panderer? Inside the Life and Career of Black Comedian Stepin Fetchit

Trailblazer or Panderer? Inside the Life and Career of Black Comedian Stepin Fetchit

Geoff Bennett on the Evolving Role of Black Comedy in Hollywood

By Geoff Bennett | March 25, 2026

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