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From Red Dust to Distrust: On the Unhealed Wounds of Nuclear Testing

From Red Dust to Distrust: On the Unhealed Wounds of Nuclear Testing

Emily Yates-Doerr Explores a Family History of Illness, Government Cover-Ups and Institutional Skepticism

By Emily Yates-Doerr | January 9, 2025

What Roman Coins Reveal About the People Who Made Them

What Roman Coins Reveal About the People Who Made Them

Gareth Harney on the Hidden Human Stories Behind Ancient Currency

By Gareth Harney | January 8, 2025

Judith Shakespeare, Grinning Literary Ghost: Lauren Groff on the Nuances of <em>A Room of One’s Own</em>

Judith Shakespeare, Grinning Literary Ghost: Lauren Groff on the Nuances of A Room of One’s Own

From a New Introduction to Virginia Woolf's Classic, Oft-Misunderstood Essay

By Lauren Groff | January 7, 2025

Say hello to your new favorite holiday—Plough Monday!

Say hello to your new favorite holiday—Plough Monday!

By Brittany Allen | January 6, 2025

In an overwhelming vote, the American Historical Association voted to condemn scholasticide in Gaza.

In an overwhelming vote, the American Historical Association voted to condemn scholasticide in Gaza.

By Brittany Allen | January 6, 2025

The Travails of Maria the Beauty: On the Plight of Indigenous Women in the Brazilian Amazon

The Travails of Maria the Beauty: On the Plight of Indigenous Women in the Brazilian Amazon

Alex Cuadros Explores Patriarchy and Exploitation in a Context of Modern-Day Colonialism

By Alex Cuadros | January 6, 2025

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Looking Back at the Long Year in Gaza

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How Walter Benjamin’s Iconic Antifascist Essay Escaped Europe

How Walter Benjamin’s Iconic Antifascist Essay Escaped Europe

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On “White Slavery” and the Roots of the Contemporary Sex Trafficking Panic

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Eliot Stein on the Secret of Sardinia's Su Filindeu Noodles

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Archaeology or Exclusion? Brandon Shimoda on Saving a Japanese American WWII Monument

Archaeology or Exclusion? Brandon Shimoda on Saving a Japanese American WWII Monument

The Author of “The Afterlife Is Letting Go” Remembers James Hatsuaki Wakasa and the Debate Over a Topaz Sculpture’s Removal

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An annotated list of things Raymond Chandler hated recently sold for $2000 at auction.

An annotated list of things Raymond Chandler hated recently sold for $2000 at auction.

By Brittany Allen | December 10, 2024

Merve Emre on Gossip as Literary Form in Carmen Boullosa’s <em>Texas: The Great Theft</em>

Merve Emre on Gossip as Literary Form in Carmen Boullosa’s Texas: The Great Theft

“Like a thief, gossip moves swiftly, undeterred by rivers or valleys, indifferent to borders and the hotheads who patrol them.”

By Merve Emre | December 9, 2024

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