The Makings of Grace Paley: Writer, Activist, Feminist

The Makings of Grace Paley: Writer, Activist, Feminist

Judith Arcana on the Writer's Upbringing, Marriage, Motherhood, and Career

By Judith Arcana | December 11, 2019

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

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

Hilary Davidson Takes Us Through Regency Style

By Hilary Davidson | December 10, 2019

How Berlin Reckons with Its Past Each and Every Day

How Berlin Reckons with Its Past Each and Every Day

Paul Scraton on the Fall of the Berlin Wall and Everything After

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

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Remember, Remember Where the Word 'Guy' Comes From

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The Outsize Impact of Textiles on World History

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Alanna Okun on Kassia St. Clair's History of Fabric

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How William Monroe Trotter Mobilized Black Americans Across Class Lines

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