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A Riveting, Timeless Journey Through the Afterlife: Inside the World of Dante’s <em>Divine Comedy</em>

A Riveting, Timeless Journey Through the Afterlife: Inside the World of Dante’s Divine Comedy

Michael Palma on the Contemporary Relevance of Italian Literature’s Founding Masterpiece

By Michael Palma | December 2, 2024

“Closer To a Pet.” How Women Were Viewed by 19th-Century America

“Closer To a Pet.” How Women Were Viewed by 19th-Century America

Stephanie Gorton on the Systematic Sexism That Inspired American Women to Fight Back

By Stephanie Gorton | November 26, 2024

What Young Journalists Can Learn From Ta-Nehisi Coates’s <em>The Message</em>

What Young Journalists Can Learn From Ta-Nehisi Coates’s The Message

Aaron Boehmer on Coates’s Journalistic Politic

By Aaron Boehmer | November 25, 2024

How the Ancient Sumerians Created the World’s First Writing System

How the Ancient Sumerians Created the World’s First Writing System

Bartle Bull on the Mesopotamian Origins of Modern Civilization

By Bartle Bull | November 22, 2024

On the Fragility of American Democracy... and the Power of Young Black Activists to Save It

On the Fragility of American Democracy... and the Power of Young Black Activists to Save It

Rita Omokha on the 2024 Election and What History Shows Us

By Rita Omokha | November 21, 2024

Texas public school students could soon be tested on the Bible.

Texas public school students could soon be tested on the Bible.

By Brittany Allen | November 20, 2024

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“Moonstruck.” How Myths of Lunar Power Continue to Fascinate Us

By Kate Golembiewski | November 20, 2024

What to read if you can't wait for the next season of You Must Remember This.

By Brittany Allen | November 19, 2024

Victoria’s Secret: How a Teenage Girl Became the Queen of England

By Anne Somerset | November 18, 2024

Still Fighting For Liberty and Justice For All: A Visual History of Black America

Still Fighting For Liberty and Justice For All: A Visual History of Black America

LaGarrett King on the Invaluable Contributions of Black Revolutionaries to America’s Founding

By LaGarrett King | November 18, 2024

Deadly Sins and Heavenly Virtues: On the Timeless Duality of Being Human

Deadly Sins and Heavenly Virtues: On the Timeless Duality of Being Human

Ed Simon Explores the Ways in Which Good and Evil Have Manifested Throughout the Ages

By Ed Simon | November 15, 2024

“Are We Lost?” How Ancient Cultures Across the Globe Found Their Way Around

“Are We Lost?” How Ancient Cultures Across the Globe Found Their Way Around

Jerry Brotton on the Diverse Origins of the Language of Cardinal Directions

By Jerry Brotton | November 15, 2024

Benjamin Franklin: As Much Scientist As Statesman

Benjamin Franklin: As Much Scientist As Statesman

Richard Munson Considers the Founding Father’s Long-Overlooked Passion for Scientific Inquiry

By Richard Munson | November 14, 2024

The Mystery of Wallis Simpson’s Visit to Shanghai and Her Search for the Elusive “Hurry-Up” Divorce

The Mystery of Wallis Simpson’s Visit to Shanghai and Her Search for the Elusive “Hurry-Up” Divorce

Paul French Chronicles the Future Duchess of Windsor’s Sojourn in China

By Paul French | November 13, 2024

Must the Professor Crusade? W. Ralph Eubanks on the Connection Between Black Writing and Black Resistance

Must the Professor Crusade? W. Ralph Eubanks on the Connection Between Black Writing and Black Resistance

“Books and stories can be a light that leads toward the pursuit of truth in what might be dark times.”

By W. Ralph Eubanks | November 12, 2024

On Understanding and Capturing the Horrors of War and Fascism

On Understanding and Capturing the Horrors of War and Fascism

Julian Zabalbeascoa Explores His Family’s Experience of the Spanish Civil War Through Fiction

By Julian Zabalbeascoa | November 11, 2024

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