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Neither Natural Nor Inevitable: How Language Masks Gentrification

Neither Natural Nor Inevitable: How Language Masks Gentrification

Leslie Kern on Biological and Evolutionary Metaphors in Urban Planning

By Leslie Kern | September 22, 2022

Hemingway made fun of Fitzgerald's boxing abilities in a newly-uncovered short story.

Hemingway made fun of Fitzgerald's boxing abilities in a newly-uncovered short story.

By Corinne Segal | September 21, 2022

Fury Made Visible: Call and Response for Civil Rights through Graphic Design

Fury Made Visible: Call and Response for Civil Rights through Graphic Design

Silas Munro on the Intentional Aesthetic of a Revolution

By Silas Munro | September 21, 2022

How the Trapper Keeper Shaped a Generation of Writers

How the Trapper Keeper Shaped a Generation of Writers

Jess deCourcy Hinds on the Most Popular School Supply of All Time

By Jess deCourcy Hinds | September 19, 2022

A Brief History of Calling Women Witches

A Brief History of Calling Women Witches

Eleanor Herman on the Patriarchy’s Timeless Demonization of Powerful Women

By Eleanor Herman | September 19, 2022

How Barack Obama Helped Joe Biden Become the 46th President of the United States

How Barack Obama Helped Joe Biden Become the 46th President of the United States

Gabriel Debenedetti on the Mutually Beneficial Relationship Between an Ex-President and His VP

By Gabriel Debenedetti | September 19, 2022

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In Praise of the Bold, Powerful Women of Slavic Fairy Tales

By Olesya Salnikova Gilmore | September 19, 2022

Fictionalizing the Stories of Two Women Who Fought to Save Jewish Children in World War II-Era Europe

By Kristin Beck | September 16, 2022

Roald Dahl's writing routine involved a shed, a sleeping bag, and cigarettes.

By Corinne Segal | September 15, 2022

How Goethe’s <em>Sorrows of Young Werther</em> Led to a Rare Suicide Cluster

How Goethe’s Sorrows of Young Werther Led to a Rare Suicide Cluster

Dr. Nicholas Kardaras on the Dangers of Social Contagion

By Dr. Nicholas Kardaras | September 15, 2022

On the Political Weaponization of Words: From “Miscegenation” to “Groomer”

On the Political Weaponization of Words: From “Miscegenation” to “Groomer”

Bruce Handy Explores the Hoax Behind an Early Case of American Fearmongering

By Bruce Handy | September 15, 2022

The True Stories of the Women on the Front Lines of America’s Fledgling Intelligence Services

The True Stories of the Women on the Front Lines of America’s Fledgling Intelligence Services

Nathalia Holt on the Early Wise Gals

By Nathalia Holt | September 15, 2022

The Liberating and Sexual Potential of Gender Nonconformity, circa 1611

The Liberating and Sexual Potential of Gender Nonconformity, circa 1611

Kit Heyam on the Exploits and Influence of Moll Cutpurse

By Dr. Kit Heyam | September 15, 2022

The Queen at War: A Young Elizabeth's Role in WWII

The Queen at War: A Young Elizabeth's Role in WWII

From the We Have Ways of Making You Talk Podcast

By We Have Ways of Making You Talk | September 15, 2022

Brains, Breasts, Bowels, and Bladders: A History of the World Through Body Parts

Brains, Breasts, Bowels, and Bladders: A History of the World Through Body Parts

Kathryn and Ross Petras in Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | September 15, 2022

How a Group of Young Writers and Poets Revolutionized 18th-Century Literature

How a Group of Young Writers and Poets Revolutionized 18th-Century Literature

Andrea Wulf on the Origins and Enduring Legacy of German Romanticism

By Andrea Wulf | September 14, 2022

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