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On the Kidnapped African Boy Who Became a German Philosopher

On the Kidnapped African Boy Who Became a German Philosopher

Kwame Anthony Appiah Tells the Tale of Amo Afer

By Kwame Anthony Appiah | August 29, 2018

When the Government Tried (and Failed) to Come for a Japanese-American Journalist

When the Government Tried (and Failed) to Come for a Japanese-American Journalist

From the Late James Omura's Memoir of Internment and Repression

By James Matsumoto Omura and Arthur Hansen | August 29, 2018

On the Cruelty and Tenderness of Isaac Babel

On the Cruelty and Tenderness of Isaac Babel

Jerome Charyn Meets the Daughter of a Master

By Jerome Charyn | August 28, 2018

Have We Ever Had Enough Time to Read?

Have We Ever Had Enough Time to Read?

For Women of the 18th Century, the Answer is a Resounding "No"

By Christina Lupton | August 27, 2018

Ralph Ellison: Coming of Age During the Rise of the KKK

Ralph Ellison: Coming of Age During the Rise of the KKK

Black Life in Oklahoma City, Between the Wars

By Sam Anderson | August 21, 2018

One of the Greatest Archeological Mysteries of All Time

One of the Greatest Archeological Mysteries of All Time

On the Discovery of China's Hidden Warriors

By Edward Burman | August 9, 2018

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Yeah, But Can You Rhyme Something With It?

By David Scott Kastan with Stephen Farthing | July 27, 2018

The Nun Who Wrote Letters to the Greatest Poets of Her Generation

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On the Rise and Fall of America's Most Famous Dessert

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Allie Rowbottom and a Brief History of Jell-O

By Allie Rowbottom | July 25, 2018

Amelia Earhart's Mysterious Death Shouldn't Overshadow Her Life

Amelia Earhart's Mysterious Death Shouldn't Overshadow Her Life

On the Amazing Female Flyers of Early Aviation

By Keith O'Brien | July 24, 2018

Everything You Think You Know About Chekhov is Wrong

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Boris Fishman Wonders, What Would Chekhov Say of Vladimir Putin?

By Boris Fishman | July 23, 2018

The Itinerant Evangelical Preachers of the American Frontier

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Empress Nur Jahan and the Politics of Erasure in Modern India

Empress Nur Jahan and the Politics of Erasure in Modern India

Ruby Lal on School Textbooks and Maintaining the Soul of a Country

By Ruby Lal | July 5, 2018

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