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On the Eerie Prescience of a Nazi-Era Diarist

On the Eerie Prescience of a Nazi-Era Diarist

Victor Klemperer and Relearning the Lessons of History

By Daniel Crown | August 6, 2018

The Vietnam War Deserters Who Sought Asylum in Sweden

The Vietnam War Deserters Who Sought Asylum in Sweden

On the Anti-War Activists Who Took on the U.S. Military
and the Japanese Government

By Matthew Turner | August 3, 2018

Literary Fascists of the 1930s, Great and Small

Literary Fascists of the 1930s, Great and Small

From Hamsun to Wolfe to the Creator of a Kid's Book About Otters

By Julia Boyd | August 2, 2018

Color or Fruit? On the Unlikely Etymology of

Color or Fruit? On the Unlikely Etymology of "Orange"

Yeah, But Can You Rhyme Something With It?

By David Scott Kastan with Stephen Farthing | July 27, 2018

The Nun Who Wrote Letters to the Greatest Poets of Her Generation

The Nun Who Wrote Letters to the Greatest Poets of Her Generation

From Wallace Stevens to Seamus Heaney, on the Correspondence
of Sister Mary Bernetta Quinn

By Nick Ripatrazone | July 27, 2018

On the Rise and Fall of America's Most Famous Dessert

On the Rise and Fall of America's Most Famous Dessert

Allie Rowbottom and a Brief History of Jell-O

By Allie Rowbottom | July 25, 2018

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Amelia Earhart's Mysterious Death Shouldn't Overshadow Her Life

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Empress Nur Jahan and the Politics of Erasure in Modern India

Empress Nur Jahan and the Politics of Erasure in Modern India

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By Ruby Lal | July 5, 2018

Trespassing at Ernest Hemingway's House

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On the Road to Last Call in Ketchum, Idaho

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Where Do Whales Go When They Die?

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Behind the Scenes the Day Osama Bin Laden Was Killed

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The Hours Leading Up to the Up Stairs Lounge Tragedy

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Hustling, Bar Fights, and Revenge: A Dark Night in New Orleans

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New York City, the Perfect Setting for a Fictional Cold War Strike

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On Collier's 1950 Cover Story, “Hiroshima, USA: Can Anything Be Done About It?”

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