How Did Shakespeare Kill (And Heal) His Characters?

How Did Shakespeare Kill (And Heal) His Characters?

Kathryn Harkup on the Many Ways To Live and Die on the Elizabethan Stage

By Kathryn Harkup | April 19, 2022

An Inside Look at Judith Jones’ First Notes for Julia Child

An Inside Look at Judith Jones’ First Notes for Julia Child

From the Language of Cooking to Troubles with the Omelette

By Helen Lefkowitz Horowitz | April 19, 2022

On the Romance and Wonder of Victorian Science

On the Romance and Wonder of Victorian Science

Nicole Yunger Halpern in Praise of an Expansive, Fantastical Approach to Knowledge

By Nicole Yunger Halpern | April 18, 2022

The Chilling Similarities Between Bush’s Invasion of Iraq and Putin’s Invasion of Ukraine

The Chilling Similarities Between Bush’s Invasion of Iraq and Putin’s Invasion of Ukraine

Joseph Weisberg in Conversation with Andrew Keen

By Keen On | April 18, 2022

Is Croatia Going the Reactionary Route of Poland and Hungary?

Is Croatia Going the Reactionary Route of Poland and Hungary?

Robert D. Kaplan Travels from the Dalmatian Coast to the Capital of Zagreb

By Robert D. Kaplan | April 15, 2022

How a Founding Father Helped Create Modern American Philanthropy

How a Founding Father Helped Create Modern American Philanthropy

Michael Meyer on the Sources of Benjamin Franklin’s Altruism

By Michael Meyer | April 15, 2022

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The War We Can Stop: On the Seven-Year Conflict in Yemen

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How a Group of Concerned Citizens Sued the Government For Poisoning Them

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On Louis XV, the Girls of Deer Park, and a Monarchy in Decline

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On the West’s Demonization of Ancient Persia

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Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones Unmasks the Philhellenic Myths That Made Europe

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How a Mundane Anthropologist and Bureaucrat Helped Contribute to American Settler Colonialism

How a Mundane Anthropologist and Bureaucrat Helped Contribute to American Settler Colonialism

Alicia Puglionesi on Spending Time With History's Malevolent Minor Characters

By Alicia Puglionesi | April 14, 2022

Samantha Hunt on the Wild Delirium of Loving Language

Samantha Hunt on the Wild Delirium of Loving Language

“Being a human is extraordinary.”

By Samantha Hunt | April 13, 2022

The High Stakes of Textbooks: On the Necessity of Complex, Inclusive History Lessons

The High Stakes of Textbooks: On the Necessity of Complex, Inclusive History Lessons

Elizabeth Alexander on Resisting the Siren Song of Triumphal Black History

By Elizabeth Alexander | April 12, 2022

How the Toxic Waters of Niagara Falls Poisoned a Community

How the Toxic Waters of Niagara Falls Poisoned a Community

Keith O'Brien on Outrage and Resilience In Upstate New York

By Keith O'Brien | April 12, 2022

How Indigenous Societies Fought to Preserve Their Blended Gender Identities in the Face of Colonialism

How Indigenous Societies Fought to Preserve Their Blended Gender Identities in the Face of Colonialism

Gregory D. Smithers on Anticolonialism and Resistance to Binaries

By Gregory D. Smithers | April 12, 2022

How the Hebrew Bible Poses Fundamental Questions About Language

How the Hebrew Bible Poses Fundamental Questions About Language

From Season 3 of The Cosmic Library Podcast

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