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Mariella Guzzoni on Van Gogh’s Love of Literature

Mariella Guzzoni on Van Gogh’s Love of Literature

This Week from the Big Table Podcast with JC Gabel

By Big Table | August 17, 2021

J. Chester Johnson on the Elaine Race Massacre and Whitewashed History

J. Chester Johnson on the Elaine Race Massacre and Whitewashed History

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | August 16, 2021

Mapping the Cerebral: What Are Dreams and Why Are They Essential?

Mapping the Cerebral: What Are Dreams and Why Are They Essential?

Sidarta Ribeiro on the Cultural History of Dreaming and the Role of Memory

By Sidarta Ribeiro | August 16, 2021

Fictionalizing a Dark Chapter in the History of Milwaukee Policing

Fictionalizing a Dark Chapter in the History of Milwaukee Policing

Willa C. Richards on Harold Breier, Jeffrey Dahmer, and a Long Legacy of Neglect and Racism

By Willa C. Richards | August 13, 2021

The Glamour and the Terror: Why Women in the Victorian Era Jumped at the Chance to Go to Sea

The Glamour and the Terror: Why Women in the Victorian Era Jumped at the Chance to Go to Sea

Siân Evans on the Daring Women Whose Transatlantic Journeys Challenged Gender Roles

By Siân Evans | August 12, 2021

James Daly on the D-Day Operations That Never Happened

James Daly on the D-Day Operations That Never Happened

From the We Have Ways of Making You Talk Podcast

By We Have Ways of Making You Talk | August 12, 2021

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Hateful Fictions: Siri Hustvedt on the Weaponization of Free Speech

By Siri Hustvedt | August 11, 2021

Remembering the Artists Who Were Among the Early Victims of Nazi Death Camps

By Charlie English | August 11, 2021

Take a look at Tove Jansson’s illustrations for a Swedish edition of The Hobbit.

By Walker Caplan | August 10, 2021

The White Christian Nationalism Behind the Worst Terrorist Attack in American History

The White Christian Nationalism Behind the Worst Terrorist Attack in American History

Spencer Ackerman on the Oklahoma City Bombing and the Media’s Islamophobic Response

By Spencer Ackerman | August 10, 2021

The 18th-Century Quaker Farmboy Who Laid the Groundwork for Atomic Theory

The 18th-Century Quaker Farmboy Who Laid the Groundwork for Atomic Theory

Harry Cliff on How John Dalton Contributed to the Most Powerful Idea in Science

By Harry Cliff | August 10, 2021

Read Tove Jansson’s short story composed of bizarre fan letters.

Read Tove Jansson’s short story composed of bizarre fan letters.

By Walker Caplan | August 9, 2021

A Day in the Life of an 11-Year-Old Spy in 1939 Berlin

A Day in the Life of an 11-Year-Old Spy in 1939 Berlin

Rebecca Donner on a Blue Knapsack as the Accessory to Espionage

By Rebecca Donner | August 9, 2021

What Visiting Plantations Taught Me About Historical Erasure

What Visiting Plantations Taught Me About Historical Erasure

LaTanya McQueen on Piecing Together Her Family's Past

By LaTanya McQueen | August 9, 2021

On the Rise of the Icelandic Saga as Written Literature

On the Rise of the Icelandic Saga as Written Literature

Arthur Herman Gets at the Heart of the Sagas’ Perennial Appeal

By Arthur Herman | August 9, 2021

Ron Nyren on Delving into San Francisco’s Storied History

Ron Nyren on Delving into San Francisco’s Storied History

In Conversation with G.P. Gottlieb on New Books Network

By New Books Network | August 7, 2021

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