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On the Rich, Hidden History of the Banjo

On the Rich, Hidden History of the Banjo

Kristina R. Gaddy on the Instrument’s Spiritual and Cultural Significance

By Kristina R. Gaddy | October 24, 2022

Why Is Flying So Miserable These Days? And Was It Ever That Glamorous?

Why Is Flying So Miserable These Days? And Was It Ever That Glamorous?

Ann Hood in Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | October 24, 2022

George Orwell's <em>Down and Out in Paris and London</em> is coming straight to your inbox.

George Orwell's Down and Out in Paris and London is coming straight to your inbox.

By Corinne Segal | October 21, 2022

Locating the Battle For America’s Past, Present, and Future at Abraham Lincoln’s Funeral

Locating the Battle For America’s Past, Present, and Future at Abraham Lincoln’s Funeral

Jeremi Suri on This Country’s Centuries-Old Divisions

By Jeremi Suri | October 21, 2022

On Disrupting a Cherished Musical Tradition and Creating New Appalachian Ballads

On Disrupting a Cherished Musical Tradition and Creating New Appalachian Ballads

“No music will live if it is treated like a museum piece.”

By Elizabeth Ford | October 21, 2022

“I Was a Seventeen-Year-Old Pornographer.” Steven Heller on His Stint as Art Director of the Underground

“I Was a Seventeen-Year-Old Pornographer.” Steven Heller on His Stint as Art Director of the Underground

“Art direction was a mighty dangerous job.”

By Steven Heller | October 21, 2022

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How the Story of a 2006 Murder Captures the Tragic Complexity of Inequality, Class, and Violence in 21st-Century America

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How Sergei Diaghilev and the Ballets Russes Revolutionized Dance

How Sergei Diaghilev and the Ballets Russes Revolutionized Dance

Rupert Christiansen on the Modernization of Ballet

By Rupert Christiansen | October 19, 2022

How the California Gold Rush Drew People from All Over the World

How the California Gold Rush Drew People from All Over the World

Mae M. Ngai ơn Its Earliest Days

By Mae M. Ngai | October 19, 2022

How Traveling Booksellers Spread Literature Throughout Ancient Greece

How Traveling Booksellers Spread Literature Throughout Ancient Greece

Irene Vallejo on Publishing and Distribution in Antiquity

By Irene Vallejo | October 18, 2022

How Monuments Help Us Remember—Or Not Remember—the Past

How Monuments Help Us Remember—Or Not Remember—the Past

Andrew Shanken on the Origins and Meanings of Central Park’s Memorials

By Andrew Shanken | October 18, 2022

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