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Amor Towles on Bringing a Historical Setting to Life

Amor Towles on Bringing a Historical Setting to Life

"History is the painted backdrop."

By Amor Towles | February 4, 2022

The Mysterious Origins of the World’s Oldest Commercial Beer

The Mysterious Origins of the World’s Oldest Commercial Beer

Dan Saladino Travels to Belgium

By Dan Saladino | February 3, 2022

What Can a Dead Egyptian Pharaoh Teach Us About the Modern World?

What Can a Dead Egyptian Pharaoh Teach Us About the Modern World?

Christina Riggs on the Women Behind King Tutankhamun

By Christina Riggs | February 3, 2022

<em>Chasing History</em> by Carl Bernstein, Read by the Author and Robert Petkoff

Chasing History by Carl Bernstein, Read by the Author and Robert Petkoff

Inspiration for Aspiring Journalists

By Behind the Mic | February 3, 2022

An explosive new Anne Frank book has been put on pause after its research was called into question.

An explosive new Anne Frank book has been put on pause after its research was called into question.

By Walker Caplan | February 2, 2022

Food Is Its Own Kind <br>of Language

Food Is Its Own Kind
of Language

Charmaine Wilkerson on the Unbreakable Connection Between Our Stories and the Things We Eat

By Charmaine Wilkerson | February 2, 2022

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Why Whitney Houston’s Rendition of the National Anthem Still Matters

By Gerrick Kennedy | February 2, 2022

A professor has offered to teach Maus to all students affected by its ban.

By Walker Caplan | February 1, 2022

How Histories Have the Power to Create a More Just Future

By Emergence Magazine | January 31, 2022

How Antarctic Explorers Kept Themselves Sane on the Voyage

How Antarctic Explorers Kept Themselves Sane on the Voyage

Ranulph Fiennes on the Trials of Ernest Shackleton

By Ranulph Fiennes | January 31, 2022

Geoffrey Wheatcroft on the Political and Cultural Legacy of Winston Churchill

Geoffrey Wheatcroft on the Political and Cultural Legacy of Winston Churchill

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | January 31, 2022

Humanizing Black Bodies: Examining Neocolonialism in Everyday Life

Humanizing Black Bodies: Examining Neocolonialism in Everyday Life

Guilaine Kinouani Contends with Being Black in a Not So “Post”-Colonial World

By Guilaine Kinouani | January 28, 2022

On the time Lewis Carroll was accused of being Jack the Ripper.

On the time Lewis Carroll was accused of being Jack the Ripper.

By Walker Caplan | January 27, 2022

Anton Troianovski and Marci Shore on a Possible Russian Invasion of Ukraine

Anton Troianovski and Marci Shore on a Possible Russian Invasion of Ukraine

In Conversation with Whitney Terrell and V.V. Ganeshananthan on Fiction/Non/Fiction

By Fiction Non Fiction | January 27, 2022

On Living in Manipulative Systems (and Why We Shouldn't Blame Others For Falling Into The Trap)

On Living in Manipulative Systems (and Why We Shouldn't Blame Others For Falling Into The Trap)

Jacob Ward Considers Our Free Will (Or Lack Thereof)

By Jacob Ward | January 27, 2022

A Brief History of Mass-Manufactured Clothing

A Brief History of Mass-Manufactured Clothing

Sofi Thanhauser on the Early Days of Ready-to-Wear

By Sofi Thanhauser | January 27, 2022

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