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On the End of Debutante “Presentation Parties” at Buckingham Palace

On the End of Debutante “Presentation Parties” at Buckingham Palace

Princess Margaret: “We had to put a stop to it. Every tart in London was getting in.”

By Adrian Tinniswood | September 23, 2021

Sathnam Sanghera on Modern Britain’s Imperialistic Foundations

Sathnam Sanghera on Modern Britain’s Imperialistic Foundations

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | September 23, 2021

<em>Napoleon</em> by Ruth Scurr, read by Tanya Cubric

Napoleon by Ruth Scurr, read by Tanya Cubric

Napoleon’s Life Told in Gardens and Shadows

By Behind the Mic | September 23, 2021

Séan Scullion on the Spanish Volunteers that Fought with the British Army During the Second World War

Séan Scullion on the Spanish Volunteers that Fought with the British Army During the Second World War

From the We Have Ways of Making You Talk Podcast

By We Have Ways of Making You Talk | September 23, 2021

“Paris is Paris. There is But One.” On Van Gogh’s Painterly Relationship to France

“Paris is Paris. There is But One.” On Van Gogh’s Painterly Relationship to France

Gloria Fossi Shares Settings Where the Painter Made His Mark

By Gloria Fossi | September 22, 2021

Read Kay Ryan’s hilarious, lacerating first-person reporting on AWP.

Read Kay Ryan’s hilarious, lacerating first-person reporting on AWP.

By Walker Caplan | September 21, 2021

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On the Difficulty of Remaining Anonymous When You’re the First President of the United States

By Nathaniel Philbrick | September 20, 2021

Inhabiting the Mind of the Worst Kind of Collaborator: A Nazi Kapo

By David Rieff | September 20, 2021

What the Poet Can Do in the Face of the Modern Colonial State

By Aruni Kashyap | September 20, 2021

Telling the Real Story Behind the AIDS Panic in a Small Florida Town

Telling the Real Story Behind the AIDS Panic in a Small Florida Town

Steven Reigns on the Case of Dentist David Acer

By Steven Reigns | September 20, 2021

Proof goth is not dead: A first edition of <em>Frankenstein</em> just set a world auction record.

Proof goth is not dead: A first edition of Frankenstein just set a world auction record.

By Walker Caplan | September 17, 2021

“The Voltaire of Central Park West.” On Herman Mankiewicz’s Early Days at the Algonquin Round Table

“The Voltaire of Central Park West.” On Herman Mankiewicz’s Early Days at the Algonquin Round Table

Nick Davis Traces the Pre-Hollywood Ambitions of the Iconic Screenwriter

By Nick Davis | September 17, 2021

Lessons Not Yet Learned: How Post-Civil War Reconstruction Never Ended

Lessons Not Yet Learned: How Post-Civil War Reconstruction Never Ended

Eric Foner on a Nation Still Grappling with the Consequences of Slavery

By Eric Foner | September 17, 2021

How a Valencian Knight—Along with Chaucer—Influenced the Culture of Conquistadores

How a Valencian Knight—Along with Chaucer—Influenced the Culture of Conquistadores

Fernando Cervantes on the Granada War, New Ideas of Nobility, and Columbus

By Fernando Cervantes | September 17, 2021

How Ancient Chinese Philosophical Frameworks Dictated the Politics of Water

How Ancient Chinese Philosophical Frameworks Dictated the Politics of Water

Giulio Boccaletti on the Confucian View of the Yellow River and the Unification of China

By Giulio Boccaletti | September 17, 2021

William M. Arkin on How the US Government Failed its Citizens on 9/11

William M. Arkin on How the US Government Failed its Citizens on 9/11

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | September 17, 2021

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