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The Fake Spiritualist Medium, the <em>Scientific American</em> Editor, and His Wife

The Fake Spiritualist Medium, the Scientific American Editor, and His Wife

Sharon DeBartolo Carmack on a Real-Life Nightmare Alley

By Sharon DeBartolo Carmack | March 3, 2022

Marcel Duchamp’s First Three Great Rejections

Marcel Duchamp’s First Three Great Rejections

Ruth Brandon on the Seismic Events in the Artist’s Young Life

By Ruth Brandon | March 2, 2022

On the Ukrainian Poets Who Lived and Died Under Soviet Suppression

On the Ukrainian Poets Who Lived and Died Under Soviet Suppression

Myroslav Laiuk Revisits an Empire That Executed Its Artists

By Myroslav Laiuk | March 1, 2022

Famous Yet Elusive: On Charles Dickens’s Unstable Reputation

Famous Yet Elusive: On Charles Dickens’s Unstable Reputation

“Even in photographs it looked as if his soul had been ‘pumped out of him.’’

By Robert Douglas-Fairhurst | March 1, 2022

J.D. Dickey on the Tormented Rise of Abolition in Andrew Jackson’s America

J.D. Dickey on the Tormented Rise of Abolition in Andrew Jackson’s America

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | March 1, 2022

Dana Stevens on Writing a “Zigzagging Biography” of Buster Keaton

Dana Stevens on Writing a “Zigzagging Biography” of Buster Keaton

In Conversation with Christopher Hermelin on So Many Damn Books

By So Many Damn Books | March 1, 2022

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Alan Judd on One of the Most Fascinating Mysteries of the Elizabethan Age

By Keen On | February 28, 2022

Daniel Oppenheimer on Why We Should Read Dave Hickey

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9 Must-See Liz Taylor Films to Watch on (What Would Have Been) Her 90th Birthday

By Brenda Janowitz | February 25, 2022

The Real Life and Times of the Scientist Who Inspired <em>Dr. Strangelove</em>

The Real Life and Times of the Scientist Who Inspired Dr. Strangelove

Ananyo Bhattacharya on the Brilliance of John von Neumann

By Ananyo Bhattacharya | February 23, 2022

Sarah Weinman on the Not-So-Unlikely Friendship Between Vladimir Nabokov and William F. Buckley, Jr.

Sarah Weinman on the Not-So-Unlikely Friendship Between Vladimir Nabokov and William F. Buckley, Jr.

“What is bad for the Reds is good for me.”

By Sarah Weinman | February 22, 2022

Anna Holmes on the Radical Life of Margaret Wise Brown

Anna Holmes on the Radical Life of Margaret Wise Brown

From the History of Literature Podcast with Jacke Wilson

By History of Literature | February 22, 2022

David Ulin on Joan Didion, California, Counterculture, and the Essay Form

David Ulin on Joan Didion, California, Counterculture, and the Essay Form

This Week from the Big Table Podcast with JC Gabel

By Big Table | February 22, 2022

How Buster Keaton Became a Cinematic Superstar

How Buster Keaton Became a Cinematic Superstar

James Curtis on Buster Keaton's Transition from the Stage to the Screen

By James Curtis | February 18, 2022

Erik Larson on Finding a New Angle on History

Erik Larson on Finding a New Angle on History

“There’s always a way to tell an old story in a new way.”

By Erik Larson | February 18, 2022

The Socialite, Property Developer, and Bigamist Who Had Everyone in 18th Century Europe Talking

The Socialite, Property Developer, and Bigamist Who Had Everyone in 18th Century Europe Talking

On the Revelatory Scandals of Elizabeth Chudleigh, aka the Duchess Countess

By Catherine Ostler | February 17, 2022

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