When Young Elvis Met the Legendary B.B. King

When Young Elvis Met the Legendary B.B. King

"B.B. couldn’t help but like Elvis."

By Daniel de Visé | November 16, 2021

Paul Cartledge on the Forgotten Greek City That Shaped Modern Civilization

Paul Cartledge on the Forgotten Greek City That Shaped Modern Civilization

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | November 16, 2021

How Lincoln Broke the Constitution

How Lincoln Broke the Constitution

Noah Feldman on Beyond the Page: The Best of the Sun Valley Writers‘ Conference

By Sun Valley Writers' Conference | November 16, 2021

How Misogyny and Religious Bigotry Have Influenced the Historical Portrayal of the Female Experience

How Misogyny and Religious Bigotry Have Influenced the Historical Portrayal of the Female Experience

Lucy Jago on the Creative Motivations Behind A Net for Small Fishes

By Lucy Jago | November 16, 2021

Stop Obsessing: A Reading List for Finding Joy in Irrelevance

Stop Obsessing: A Reading List for Finding Joy in Irrelevance

Amy Leach on the Freedom of Lightening Up

By Amy Leach | November 16, 2021

Lincoln’s Dictatorship: How the President Broke the Constitutional Compact in Order to Save It

Lincoln’s Dictatorship: How the President Broke the Constitutional Compact in Order to Save It

Noah Feldman on the Rupture That Predated the Emancipation Proclamation

By Noah Feldman | November 15, 2021

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The Very Real Correlation Between Bilingualism and Advanced Executive Function

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Chelsea Steinauer-Scudder on the Migration of Trees and the Impact on Human and Ecological Communities

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Dostoevsky totally did NaNoWriMo.

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<em>The Dawn of Everything</em> Is Not a Book About the Origins of Inequality

The Dawn of Everything Is Not a Book About the Origins of Inequality

Or, Why Rousseau and Hobbes Can Suck It

By David Graeber and David Wengrow | November 12, 2021

The Forgotten History of the Brutal, Internecine Battles of the American Revolution

The Forgotten History of the Brutal, Internecine Battles of the American Revolution

H.W. Brands on America’s First Civil War

By H.W. Brands | November 12, 2021

How Does Britain Maintain Relevance in a Changing World?

How Does Britain Maintain Relevance in a Changing World?

Tim Marshall on the Political Future of Post-Brexit England

By Tim Marshall | November 12, 2021

How <em>Homo erectus</em> Was, and Was Not, Like Modern-Day Humans

How Homo erectus Was, and Was Not, Like Modern-Day Humans

Henry Gee Compares Us to Our Ancestors

By Henry Gee | November 12, 2021

Tom Clavin on the Imprisoned Airmen of Buchenwald

Tom Clavin on the Imprisoned Airmen of Buchenwald

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | November 12, 2021

The True Story of Pearl Hart, Straight-Shooting, Poetry-Writing Woman Bandit

The True Story of Pearl Hart, Straight-Shooting, Poetry-Writing Woman Bandit

John Boessenecker on the Most Infamous Woman in America, Circa 1899

By John Boessenecker | November 11, 2021

Why We Need to Rethink Afro-Indigenous History in the United States

Why We Need to Rethink Afro-Indigenous History in the United States

Kyle T. Mays on Settler Colonialism, the Horrors of the Slave Trade, and the Forming of Black Identity

By Kyle T. Mays | November 11, 2021

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