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How an Architect’s Endless Pursuit of Artistic Perfection Drove Him To Despair

How an Architect’s Endless Pursuit of Artistic Perfection Drove Him To Despair

Charlotte Van den Broeck on the Italian Baroque Master, Francesco Borromini

By Charlotte Van den Broeck | September 26, 2022

Julia Reed on the Memories Woven Into Well-Worn Clothes

Julia Reed on the Memories Woven Into Well-Worn Clothes

”Years from now when I find them in my closet I will remember what havoc I will have wreaked.”

By Julia Reed | September 26, 2022

How the Survivors of Slavery Used Material Objects to Preserve Intergenerational Wisdom

How the Survivors of Slavery Used Material Objects to Preserve Intergenerational Wisdom

Tiya Miles Considers the Importance of Material Ownership in the Context of Black History

By Tiya Miles | September 26, 2022

How American Shipyard Workers Might Offer Us Lessons on How to Reunite the Country

How American Shipyard Workers Might Offer Us Lessons on How to Reunite the Country

Michael Fabey in Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | September 23, 2022

How a Lawyer of the Downtrodden Came To Represent Two Wealthy Killers

How a Lawyer of the Downtrodden Came To Represent Two Wealthy Killers

Greg King and Penny Wilson on Clarence Darrow, Leopold and Loeb's Defense Attorney

By Greg King and Penny Wilson | September 22, 2022

Neither Natural Nor Inevitable: How Language Masks Gentrification

Neither Natural Nor Inevitable: How Language Masks Gentrification

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By Leslie Kern | September 22, 2022

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Hemingway made fun of Fitzgerald's boxing abilities in a newly-uncovered short story.

By Corinne Segal | September 21, 2022

Fury Made Visible: Call and Response for Civil Rights through Graphic Design

By Silas Munro | September 21, 2022

How the Trapper Keeper Shaped a Generation of Writers

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A Brief History of Calling Women Witches

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Eleanor Herman on the Patriarchy’s Timeless Demonization of Powerful Women

By Eleanor Herman | September 19, 2022

How Barack Obama Helped Joe Biden Become the 46th President of the United States

How Barack Obama Helped Joe Biden Become the 46th President of the United States

Gabriel Debenedetti on the Mutually Beneficial Relationship Between an Ex-President and His VP

By Gabriel Debenedetti | September 19, 2022

In Praise of the Bold, Powerful Women of Slavic Fairy Tales

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Olesya Salnikova Gilmore on the Baba Yaga Witch, the Maiden Tsar, and More

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Fictionalizing the Stories of Two Women Who Fought to Save Jewish Children in World War II-Era Europe

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Roald Dahl's writing routine involved a shed, a sleeping bag, and cigarettes.

Roald Dahl's writing routine involved a shed, a sleeping bag, and cigarettes.

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How Goethe’s <em>Sorrows of Young Werther</em> Led to a Rare Suicide Cluster

How Goethe’s Sorrows of Young Werther Led to a Rare Suicide Cluster

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On the Political Weaponization of Words: From “Miscegenation” to “Groomer”

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