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On One of the Most Influential Essays of the 21st Century: Of Snark and Smarm

On One of the Most Influential Essays of the 21st Century: Of Snark and Smarm

Stephen Marche Considers the Long Tail of Tom Scocca’s “On Smarm”

By Stephen Marche | February 14, 2023

H. Samy Alim Celebrates Hip Hop on its 50th Birthday

H. Samy Alim Celebrates Hip Hop on its 50th Birthday

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | February 14, 2023

Sathnam Sanghera on How the West Cannot Escape Its Imperial Past

Sathnam Sanghera on How the West Cannot Escape Its Imperial Past

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | February 14, 2023

How Huey P. Newton’s Early Intellectual Life Led Him To Activism

How Huey P. Newton’s Early Intellectual Life Led Him To Activism

Mark Whitaker on the Making of a Modern American Revolutionary

By Mark Whitaker | February 13, 2023

History Lessons: Robert Kagan on American Foreign Policy and the Collapse of the World Order c. 1900-1941

History Lessons: Robert Kagan on American Foreign Policy and the Collapse of the World Order c. 1900-1941

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | February 13, 2023

Why Harlem? Considering the Site of “Civil Rights by Copyright,” 100 Years Later

Why Harlem? Considering the Site of “Civil Rights by Copyright,” 100 Years Later

Bo McMillan on the Confluence of Black Modernity, Self-Determinism, and Belongingness of Harlem's Housing

By Bo McMillan | February 13, 2023

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Dr. Tara A. Bynum Considers Four Canonical Black Writers from the 18th and Early 19th Centuries

By History of Literature | February 13, 2023

Damian Dibben on the Importance of Color in Art, and Why We Should All Visit Venice at Least Once

By Keen On | February 11, 2023

Nikole Hannah-Jones on Opposition to the 1619 Project and Teaching Slavery in Schools

By Nikole Hannah-Jones | February 10, 2023

Fintan O’Toole on Contemporary Ireland as a Model for an Open 21st-Century Society

Fintan O’Toole on Contemporary Ireland as a Model for an Open 21st-Century Society

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By Keen On | February 10, 2023

Jack Parlett on the Sentient Allure of Fire Island

Jack Parlett on the Sentient Allure of Fire Island

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By Book Dreams | February 9, 2023

The Truth Behind the Poetry: On the Facts and Myths of the American Revolution’s Early Days

The Truth Behind the Poetry: On the Facts and Myths of the American Revolution’s Early Days

Bob Thompson on Paul Revere's Ride and What Came Next

By Bob Thompson | February 8, 2023

More Than A Meal: How White House Dinners Shape Presidential Policy

More Than A Meal: How White House Dinners Shape Presidential Policy

Alex Prud’homme Considers the Gastronomic History of the American Presidency

By Alex Prud’homme | February 8, 2023

How America Came to Enthusiastically Embrace Sushi

How America Came to Enthusiastically Embrace Sushi

The Rapid Rise from Buzzworthy Trend to Grab-and-Go Staple

By Lisa Kingsley in collaboration with the Smithsonian Institution | February 8, 2023

Bob Thompson Gets Into His Gas-Guzzling VW in Search of the American War of Independence

Bob Thompson Gets Into His Gas-Guzzling VW in Search of the American War of Independence

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By Keen On | February 8, 2023

Susan Wels on the Connection of a 19th-Century Sex Cult to a President’s Murder

Susan Wels on the Connection of a 19th-Century Sex Cult to a President’s Murder

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