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The Forgotten History of Florence's Mixed-Race Medici

The Forgotten History of Florence's Mixed-Race Medici

On the Double Assassination of a 16th-Century Duke

By Catherine Fletcher | September 2, 2016

The Art Scene Rebels of San Francisco

The Art Scene Rebels of San Francisco

On 2322 Filmore Street, home of Painterland

By Anastasia Aukeman | September 2, 2016

The Lost Art of Custom-Illustrating Your Favorite Books

The Lost Art of Custom-Illustrating Your Favorite Books

On Grangerizing, the 19th-Century DIY Craze

By Amy Stewart | August 30, 2016

Men of Power and Their Obsession with Winston Churchill

Men of Power and Their Obsession with Winston Churchill

Visiting the World's Foremost (and Only) Bookstore Devoted to Churchill

By Anthony Audi | August 25, 2016

On the Barbizon Hotel, and the Women Writers Who Lived There

On the Barbizon Hotel, and the Women Writers Who Lived There

Where “Small-Town” Girls Tried to Make it in Manhattan

By Nathan Smith | August 23, 2016

When the Beatles Played Memphis,50 Years Ago Today

When the Beatles Played Memphis,50 Years Ago Today

Record Burnings, Cherry Bombs, and KKK Pickets

By Jon Savage | August 19, 2016

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Reading the Partition of India

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From Midnight's Children to In Freedom's Shade , Anjali Enjeti Discovers a Harrowing History

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When a Descendent of Witch Hunters Writes a Novel About Salem

When a Descendent of Witch Hunters Writes a Novel About Salem

Matthew Daddona Profiles How to Hang a Witch Author Adriana Mather

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The Untold Story of a Legendary Diane Arbus Photograph

The Untold Story of a Legendary Diane Arbus Photograph

Brooks Wright's Random Encounter with a Nude Portrait of His Brother

By James Sullivan | July 26, 2016

A Darke and Vicious Place: Conceptualizing the Vagina

A Darke and Vicious Place: Conceptualizing the Vagina

How Women’s Sex Organs Have Been Understood in Art and in History

By Fay Bound Alberti | July 25, 2016

Using the Lies of Fiction to Get to the Truth of Apartheid

Using the Lies of Fiction to Get to the Truth of Apartheid

Michelle Pretorius Wrestles with Her Country's Past

By Michelle Pretorius | July 21, 2016

Reading and Writing My Way Through the AIDS Crisis

Reading and Writing My Way Through the AIDS Crisis

Matthew Cheney Remembers the Books That Helped Him Survive

By Matthew Cheney | July 20, 2016

Brief History of a Terror Attack: The Day That Changed Argentina

Brief History of a Terror Attack: The Day That Changed Argentina

Ilan Stavans on the 1994 Bombing of the AMIA

By Ilan Stavans | July 18, 2016

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