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The Rise of the Cities of the Dead

The Rise of the Cities of the Dead

From Churchyards to Cemeteries, Where the Dead Live

By Colin Dickey | October 31, 2016

The Riddle of the Vagina, and Other Victorian Attempts to Understand Women

The Riddle of the Vagina, and Other Victorian Attempts to Understand Women

On Magic Tubes, Fecund Potions, and Making Feet for Baby Stockings

By Therese Oneill | October 27, 2016

Three Tales of Baseball in Honor of the World Series

Three Tales of Baseball in Honor of the World Series

From Cait Murphy's History of American Sports in 100 Objects

By Literary Hub | October 25, 2016

When Babe Ruth Called His Shot Against the Chicago Cubs

When Babe Ruth Called His Shot Against the Chicago Cubs

“Only a damn fool would have done a thing like that.”

By Cait Murphy | October 25, 2016

Edward Albee, Big in Bulgaria

Edward Albee, Big in Bulgaria

On Eastern Europe's Love/Hate Relationship with a Great American Playwright

By Dimiter Kenarov | October 24, 2016

Postcards to a Younger, Much Better Novelist

Postcards to a Younger, Much Better Novelist

Derek Palacio Shares Early Correspondence with his wife, Claire Vaye Watkins

By Derek Palacio | October 17, 2016

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Picturing Frederick Douglass

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On the Portraits of the Most Photographed Man in the 19th Century

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So Who <em>Was</em> Jack the Ripper?

So Who Was Jack the Ripper?

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Finding a Forgotten Book On Surviving the Holocaust

Finding a Forgotten Book On Surviving the Holocaust

P.N. Singer on rescuing his grandfather's book from oblivion

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When Young Rilke Moved to the Big City and Met Rodin

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The Case for White Curiosity

The Case for White Curiosity

Interrogating the Devastating Legacy of White Supremacy in America

By Patrick Phillips | September 22, 2016

The History (and Present) of Banning Books in America

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On the Ongoing Fight Against the Censorship of Ideas

By Amy Brady | September 22, 2016

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