Astronomers have determined the exact hour that Mary Shelley thought of <em>Frankenstein</em>.

Astronomers have determined the exact hour that Mary Shelley thought of Frankenstein.

By Emily Temple | October 5, 2021

How the Killing of George Floyd Reflects America's Repeated History of Racism and Police Brutality

How the Killing of George Floyd Reflects America's Repeated History of Racism and Police Brutality

Curtis Bunn on the Black Lives Matter Movement, the Watts Riots, and the City as Powder Keg

By Curtis Bunn | October 5, 2021

On Constancia de la Mora and the Plight of Writers in Exile

On Constancia de la Mora and the Plight of Writers in Exile

Soledad Fox Maura on Rediscovering the Fascinating Story of Her Distant Relative

By Soledad Fox Maura | October 4, 2021

Jack Dash and Luke Swenson on Ecologies that Resist Borders

Jack Dash and Luke Swenson on Ecologies that Resist Borders

This Week From the Emergence Magazine Podcast

By Emergence Magazine | October 4, 2021

Janine di Giovanni on the End of Christianity in Its Historical Homeland

Janine di Giovanni on the End of Christianity in Its Historical Homeland

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | October 4, 2021

When Life Gives You Lemons, It's a Status Symbol: On the Evolving Literary and Cultural History of Citrus

When Life Gives You Lemons, It's a Status Symbol: On the Evolving Literary and Cultural History of Citrus

Jean Huang Considers Little Women, Citrus as Currency, and Changing Social Norms

By Jean Huang | October 1, 2021

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Anne-Marie Slaughter on Radical Honesty as a Key to Growth

Anne-Marie Slaughter on Radical Honesty as a Key to Growth

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This year's literary MacArthur fellows on the best writing advice they've received (and more).

This year's literary MacArthur fellows on the best writing advice they've received (and more).

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The New Weapons of War: Disinformation, Economic Coercion, and Online Disruption

The New Weapons of War: Disinformation, Economic Coercion, and Online Disruption

Seth G. Jones on Contemporary Digital Conflict with China, Russia, and Iran

By Seth G. Jones | September 28, 2021

How Should Nations Handle the Human Aftermath of Disasters?

How Should Nations Handle the Human Aftermath of Disasters?

Robert A. Jensen Considers Tragedies from the Titanic to the Slaughter of WWI

By Robert A. Jensen | September 28, 2021

Joseph Weisberg on Russia and America, the Very Best of Enemies

Joseph Weisberg on Russia and America, the Very Best of Enemies

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | September 28, 2021

Here Are September’s Best Reviewed Books in History and Politics

Here Are September’s Best Reviewed Books in History and Politics

Featuring a George Washington Travelogue, a Holocaust Story of Survival, a History of Cuba, and More

By Book Marks | September 28, 2021

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