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On the Colonial Power Struggle That Would Give Birth to the City of New York

On the Colonial Power Struggle That Would Give Birth to the City of New York

For Historian Russell Shorto, It Was All About Water

By Russell Shorto | March 18, 2025

The Former Head of Human Rights Watch on the Challenges of Reporting on the Abuses of Israel’s Government

The Former Head of Human Rights Watch on the Challenges of Reporting on the Abuses of Israel’s Government

Kenneth Roth on Penalizing Journalists for Addressing Palestinian Persecution

By Kenneth Roth | March 17, 2025

Inside the Life and Struggle of Victorian-Era Women’s Rights Activist Annie Besant

Inside the Life and Struggle of Victorian-Era Women’s Rights Activist Annie Besant

Michael Meyer on an Overlooked Early Proponent of Reproductive Freedom in the United Kingdom

By Michael Meyer | March 14, 2025

A Revolt Against Rationality: On the Utopian Dreams of Early 20th-Century Occultists

A Revolt Against Rationality: On the Utopian Dreams of Early 20th-Century Occultists

Raphael Cormack Explores the Emergence of a Spiritual Movement That Sought to Transform the Modern Age

By Raphael Cormack | March 14, 2025

How the Vietnam War Exposed America’s Military and Political Vulnerabilities

How the Vietnam War Exposed America’s Military and Political Vulnerabilities

James A. Warren on the Origins and Lasting Impact of a Generation-Defining Cold War Conflict

By James A. Warren | March 14, 2025

How Benjamin Franklin’s Cold Feet Led to a Revolutionary American Invention

How Benjamin Franklin’s Cold Feet Led to a Revolutionary American Invention

Joyce E. Chaplin on the Origins of the Franklin Stove

By Joyce E. Chaplin | March 11, 2025

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What the Smallest Artifacts Reveal About the Ancient Cultures That Created Them

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Jennifer Lucy Allan on the Millennia-Long Relationship Between Humans and Hands-On Creation

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Groaning Under the Weight of History: Inside the Natural and Political Landscape of the Carpathian Mountains

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Nick Thorpe Explores the Intersections of Geography and Culture in Central and Eastern Europe

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Margaret Atwood on Victoria Amelina, Who Recorded the Lives of Ukrainian Women Under War

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Remembering an Award-Winning Writer Who Sacrificed Her Life For Justice

By Margaret Atwood | March 6, 2025

Ted Chiang on Superintelligence and Its Discontents in J.D. Beresford’s Innovative Work of Early 20th-Century Science Fiction

Ted Chiang on Superintelligence and Its Discontents in J.D. Beresford’s Innovative Work of Early 20th-Century Science Fiction

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Bare Before the Sublime: <br>A Short History of Nudity As Spiritual Practice

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Philip Carr-Gomm Explores the Relationship Between the Naked Body and Unconventional Spirituality Throughout the Ages

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