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Fornicating and Fighting: A Brief History of the Ancient Cult of Aphrodite

Fornicating and Fighting: A Brief History of the Ancient Cult of Aphrodite

Bettany Hughes on Cyprus, Crossroads of Divinity

By Bettany Hughes | September 24, 2020

Why Americans Don’t Care About Their Presidents' Sex Scandals

Why Americans Don’t Care About Their Presidents' Sex Scandals

Eleanor Herman in Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | September 24, 2020

The Past Is Never Dead: Maurice Carlos Ruffin and Michael Gorra on the 'New South' and Whether Faulkner Still Belongs There

The Past Is Never Dead: Maurice Carlos Ruffin and Michael Gorra on the 'New South' and Whether Faulkner Still Belongs There

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On the “Misogyny Paradox

On the “Misogyny Paradox" and the Crisis of Heterosexual Coupledom

Jane Ward Wonders How Love Can Fit Into Patriarchal Ideas of Marriage

By Jane Ward | September 24, 2020

Colin Dickey on Why Americans Are So Keen to Believe Conspiracies

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By The Maris Review | September 24, 2020

AC/DC's Brian Johnson on Jumping Out of Planes and Cursing Mick Jagger

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Happy 185th wedding anniversary to Edgar Allan Poe and Virginia Clemm.

Happy 185th wedding anniversary to Edgar Allan Poe and Virginia Clemm.

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WATCH: The Shortlist Announcement for the 2020 Cundill History Prize

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