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“Substantial, Satisfying, Hard to Digest.” How Apple Pie is Like America

“Substantial, Satisfying, Hard to Digest.” How Apple Pie is Like America

Matt Siegel Traces the Transatlantic History of Pies

By Matt Siegel | September 1, 2021

In Search of Human Consciousness in the Upper Paleolithic Era

In Search of Human Consciousness in the Upper Paleolithic Era

Charles Foster on the Birth of Our Sense of Self

By Charles Foster | August 31, 2021

Once Dostoyevsky’s Stenographer, Then His Wife

Once Dostoyevsky’s Stenographer, Then His Wife

Andrew D. Kaufman on the First Meeting Between Anna Snitkina and the Russian Author

By Andrew D. Kaufman | August 31, 2021

The Comical, Ominous Power of a Shakespearean Mob

The Comical, Ominous Power of a Shakespearean Mob

Robert McCrum Explores Popular Revolt in Shakespeare

By Robert McCrum | August 30, 2021

“Kill Every Buffalo You Can!” On the Cruelties of Colonial Power

“Kill Every Buffalo You Can!” On the Cruelties of Colonial Power

Rupa Marya and Raj Patel Trace the History Settler Consciousness

By Rupa Marya and Raj Patel | August 30, 2021

Browse over one million newly digitized images from Yale's Beinecke Library.

Browse over one million newly digitized images from Yale's Beinecke Library.

By Walker Caplan | August 27, 2021

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Chronicle of a Death Foretold: On War, Reincarnation, and the Changing Names of Myanmar

By Thirii Myo Kyaw Myint | August 27, 2021

Police Abolition Is About Building Up More Than Tearing Down

By Geo Maher | August 26, 2021

On Land, Community, and Celebration in the Historic All-Black Towns of Oklahoma

By Tina M. Campt | August 26, 2021

A Conversation with Charles Person, the Youngest of the Original Freedom Riders

A Conversation with Charles Person, the Youngest of the Original Freedom Riders

This Week on the Book Dreams Podcast

By Book Dreams | August 26, 2021

Commandos in Canoes: On the Special Boat Service of WWII

Commandos in Canoes: On the Special Boat Service of WWII

From the We Have Ways of Making You Talk Podcast

By We Have Ways of Making You Talk | August 26, 2021

We All Know Columbus Didn’t Discover America—So How Did He Become a Symbol of Its Founding?

We All Know Columbus Didn’t Discover America—So How Did He Become a Symbol of Its Founding?

Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz on the Erasure of This Continent’s Original Inhabitants

By Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz | August 25, 2021

The Life and Death of Robert Capa: How a Woman Invented the First Great War Photographer

The Life and Death of Robert Capa: How a Woman Invented the First Great War Photographer

Giles Tremlett on Gerda Taro, Who Documented the Spanish Civil War and Died in Action

By Giles Tremlett | August 25, 2021

Dorothy Parker is back in New York City—with a new and improved tombstone.

Dorothy Parker is back in New York City—with a new and improved tombstone.

By Walker Caplan | August 24, 2021

On the Racism of Andrew Johnson, Self-Identified White Ally and “Your Moses”

On the Racism of Andrew Johnson, Self-Identified White Ally and “Your Moses”

Robert S. Levine Considers the White-Savior Complex of the 17th President

By Robert S. Levine | August 24, 2021

Here's Benedict Cumberbatch reading Kurt Vonnegut’s advice to the people of 2088.

Here's Benedict Cumberbatch reading Kurt Vonnegut’s advice to the people of 2088.

By Walker Caplan | August 23, 2021

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