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History
On the Opaque Origins and Tumultuous Ancient History of Homer’s
Odyssey
Daniel Mendelsohn Considers the Legacy of a Civilization-Making Epic
By
Daniel Mendelsohn
| April 9, 2025
On the 40-Year Friendship of Toni Morrison and Fran Lebowitz
Priya Vulchi Considers the Lifespans of Literary and Political Friendships
By
Priya Vulchi
| April 9, 2025
“The Past is Another Country.” On Fate, Grief and the Slow Disintegration of a Family in Zimbabwe
Peter Godwin Explores the Known and Unknown Sides of Those Closest To Him
By
Peter Godwin
| April 7, 2025
Our Freedom is Fragile: Lessons From the Jewish Children Who Fled Nazi Germany
Pamela Newton on the Legacy of the Kindertransport
By
Pamela Newton
| April 3, 2025
The Forest For the Trees: How “Backyard Biology” Can Lead to Scientific Breakthroughs
Thor Hanson on the Joys of Slowing Down and Discovering the Unknown In the Familiar
By
Thor Hanson
| April 3, 2025
What We Can Learn About Death and the Afterlife From the Earliest Humans
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Robert Garland
| April 3, 2025
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American Literature’s White Whale: Why the “Great American Novel” is Still Worth Pursuing
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Ed Simon
| April 2, 2025
The Beast Inside: What the Myth of the Minotaur Reveals About Human Nature
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Natalie Lawrence
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On the Episode That Changed Ira Glass’s
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Forever
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Steve Oney
| March 31, 2025
Poet, Mystic, Warrior, Visionary: Reimagining the Life and Art of an Aztec Ruler Lost in Myth
Ilan Stavans Resurrects Nezahualcóyotl from Fragments of Fact and Fiction
By
Ilan Stavans
| March 27, 2025
A Brief History of America’s Campaign Against Dissident Newsmaking
Aaron Boehmer on Underground Presses and State Violence
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Aaron Boehmer
| March 26, 2025
How the Industrialization and Militarism of the Early 20th Century Helped Spread the Spanish Influenza
Edna Bonhomme on the Public and Private Battles Waged Across Europe and the United States During the 1918 Flu Pandemic
By
Edna Bonhomme
| March 24, 2025
A new study traces the history of Black American literary groups.
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Brittany Allen
| March 21, 2025
Between Existential Fear and Isolationist Exhaustion: The United States on the Eve of the Cold War
Clay Risen on the Geopolitical Shifts and Internal Political Climate That Led to the Red Scare
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Clay Risen
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New Series to Watch this Weekend
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Ritual, Alternate Histories, and More: 8 Novels About Secret Societies
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Karen Winn
The Best Reviewed Books of the Month: January 2026
January 30, 2026
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The Best Reviewed Books of the Month
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