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The Island of Pirates: Raharimanana on Madagascar’s Revolutions, Past and Present

The Island of Pirates: Raharimanana on Madagascar’s Revolutions, Past and Present

“These young people, Gen Z Madagascar, will bring down entire paradigms of thought.”

By Raharimanana | October 9, 2025

How America’s First Star War Reporter Set the Tone For a Century of Journalism

How America’s First Star War Reporter Set the Tone For a Century of Journalism

Peter Maass Unpacks the Sensationalist—and Occasionally Biased—Work of Richard Harding Davis

By Peter Maass | October 9, 2025

A Night at Max’s Kansas City: Seeing and Being Seen in the 1970s NYC Art World

A Night at Max’s Kansas City: Seeing and Being Seen in the 1970s NYC Art World

Pat Lipsky on the Rival Groups of Artists Looking for Fame in Greenwich Village

By Pat Lipsky | October 9, 2025

How California’s Legacy of Violence Against Indigenous People Impacts the Present Day

How California’s Legacy of Violence Against Indigenous People Impacts the Present Day

Dina Gilio-Whitaker Unpacks the Complexities Surrounding Native Authenticity

By Dina Gilio-Whitaker | October 9, 2025

HarperCollins UK is pulling copies of a book that alleges Epstein introduced Melania and Donald Trump.

HarperCollins UK is pulling copies of a book that alleges Epstein introduced Melania and Donald Trump.

By James Folta | October 8, 2025

How a Democracy Descends Into Murderous Fascism: On Pinochet’s Chile

How a Democracy Descends Into Murderous Fascism: On Pinochet’s Chile

Philippe Sands Explores the Similarities Between Pinochet’s Military Junta and the Nazis

By Philippe Sands | October 8, 2025

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Funeral For a Postponed Death: On Burying Argentina’s Disappeared

Funeral For a Postponed Death: On Burying Argentina’s Disappeared

Mariana Enriquez: “How beautiful cemeteries are.... Where the name and the date remain, a voice that says: I was here, now I’m gone.”

By Mariana Enriquez | October 2, 2025

Re(se)a(r)ching For Connection: Navigating the Fact and Fiction of Alien Abduction Stories

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Ilana Masad: “It’s in trying to reach beyond our limited selves that we are, I believe, most human.”

By Ilana Masad | October 2, 2025

Who Was the Real, Historical Mary, Mother of Jesus?

Who Was the Real, Historical Mary, Mother of Jesus?

James D. Tabor on the Lesser-Examined Side of a Central Figure of the Christian Faith

By James D. Tabor | September 30, 2025

When Picasso Saved Matisse’s Paintings From the Nazis

When Picasso Saved Matisse’s Paintings From the Nazis

Christopher C. Gorham on Art Theft and Artistic Solidarity in Occupied France

By Christopher C. Gorham | September 29, 2025

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