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W.E.B. Du Bois in Paris: The Exhibition That Shattered Myths About Black America

W.E.B. Du Bois in Paris: The Exhibition That Shattered Myths About Black America

On the Aesthetics of Research

By Jacqueline Francis and Stephen G. Hall | December 12, 2019

Disneyland Hasn't Always Been the Happiest Place on Earth

Disneyland Hasn't Always Been the Happiest Place on Earth

Mayhem and Crisis on Fantasyland's Opening Day

By Richard Snow | December 12, 2019

The American Universities That Took in Scholars from Nazi Europe

The American Universities That Took in Scholars from Nazi Europe

Laurel Leff On Academia's Refugees During World War II

By Laurel Leff | December 12, 2019

Isolating the Language of Abuse in Politics, Gender Relations, and Sexual Abuse

Isolating the Language of Abuse in Politics, Gender Relations, and Sexual Abuse

Rene Denfeld and Megan Phelps-Roper Discuss Private and Public Violence in the Trump Era

By Fiction Non Fiction | December 12, 2019

In Search of Treasure in London's <br>Riverine Mud

In Search of Treasure in London's
Riverine Mud

Lara Maiklem Goes Mudlarking on the Thames

By Lara Maiklem | December 11, 2019

How Cleanliness and Beauty Became Intertwined<br> in the 18th Century

How Cleanliness and Beauty Became Intertwined
in the 18th Century

Peter Ward on the Rise of Self-Help, the Literature of
Advice, and More

By Peter Ward | December 11, 2019

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The Makings of Grace Paley: Writer, Activist, Feminist

By Judith Arcana | December 11, 2019

Tight Breeches and Loose Gowns: Going Deep on the Fashion of Jane Austen

By Hilary Davidson | December 10, 2019

How Berlin Reckons with Its Past Each and Every Day

By Paul Scraton | December 10, 2019

Ignoble: On the Trail of Peter Handke’s Bosnian Illusions

Ignoble: On the Trail of Peter Handke’s Bosnian Illusions

John Erik Riley Takes the Long Road to Srebrenica

By John Erik Riley | December 9, 2019

Umberto Eco on the Elusive Concept of Ugliness

Umberto Eco on the Elusive Concept of Ugliness

Considering the Relativity of Beauty in Human History

By Umberto Eco | December 9, 2019

On the Ambitious Beginnings of China's Influential Soong Sisters

On the Ambitious Beginnings of China's Influential Soong Sisters

Jung Chang Recounts Ei-Ling Soongs' First Journey to America

By Jung Chang | December 5, 2019

Elaine Stritch's Never-Ending Search to Get Her Due

Elaine Stritch's Never-Ending Search to Get Her Due

On Alexandra Jacobs' Biography of an Icon Still Here

By Leah Rosenzweig | December 4, 2019

Why Do People Cheat? (Because They Often Win)

Why Do People Cheat? (Because They Often Win)

J. M. Fenster Tries to Understand the Motivations of Rule-Breakers

By J. M. Fenster | December 4, 2019

On the Eve of WWII: <br>Three Days Before the Bombing of Paris

On the Eve of WWII:
Three Days Before the Bombing of Paris

Françoise Frenkel Experiences the Evacuation of France

By Françoise Frenkel | December 3, 2019

Sacred Scripture Lives and Evolves, is Never Fixed

Sacred Scripture Lives and Evolves, is Never Fixed

Karen Armstrong on Early Aryans and the Rig Veda

By Karen Armstrong | December 3, 2019

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