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A nun just unearthed a previously unknown Dante manuscript.

A nun just unearthed a previously unknown Dante manuscript.

By Walker Caplan | July 8, 2021

When Franklin Pierce Saved Nathaniel Hawthorne from Financial Ruin

When Franklin Pierce Saved Nathaniel Hawthorne from Financial Ruin

Gary Ginsberg on the Longtime Friendship Between the Novelist and the Future President

By Gary Ginsberg | July 8, 2021

“A Revolutionary Beauty Secret!” On the Rise and Fall of Radium in the Beauty Industry

“A Revolutionary Beauty Secret!” On the Rise and Fall of Radium in the Beauty Industry

Lucy Jane Santos on the Most Dangerous Skincare Ingredient of the Early 20th Century

By Lucy Jane Santos | July 8, 2021

A new Marcel Proust manuscript has been discovered—and you can read part of it right now.

A new Marcel Proust manuscript has been discovered—and you can read part of it right now.

By Walker Caplan | July 7, 2021

We Don’t Celebrate the Boring Years of Social Movements—But We Should

We Don’t Celebrate the Boring Years of Social Movements—But We Should

Julia Baird on the Long, Hard Work of Activism

By Julia Baird | July 7, 2021

In the Footsteps of Garibaldi: Tim Parks Traverses Italy—and Two Centuries of History

In the Footsteps of Garibaldi: Tim Parks Traverses Italy—and Two Centuries of History

Encounters With a Nation, Then and Now

By Tim Parks | July 7, 2021

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A Daughter of the Samurai: On the Strength, Tradition, and Rebellion of Etsu Inagaki Sugimoto

By Karen Tei Yamashita and Yuki Obayashi | July 6, 2021

Theodore R. Johnson on Racism’s Existential Threat to the Promise of America

Theodore R. Johnson on Racism’s Existential Threat to the Promise of America

What Racial Hierarchy and Segregation Do to the Soul of a Nation

By Theodore R. Johnson | July 2, 2021

When Disability Rights Activists Staged a 25-Day Sit-in at a Government Building (Alongside the Black Panthers)

When Disability Rights Activists Staged a 25-Day Sit-in at a Government Building (Alongside the Black Panthers)

Judith Heumann and Kristen Joiner Recount a History-Making Protest

By Judith Heumann and Kristen Joiner | July 2, 2021

What Makes America a Nation? (And If It Isn’t, What Could?)

What Makes America a Nation? (And If It Isn’t, What Could?)

George Packer on This Uncertain Union of Strangers

By George Packer | July 2, 2021

The Century of <em>Captain America</em>: A Brief History of a Beloved Comic

The Century of Captain America: A Brief History of a Beloved Comic

Roy Thomas on the Rise of an Iconic Illustrated Figure

By Roy Thomas | July 2, 2021

Original Sin and Roman Cults: Ava Reid on the Divine Inspirations of Her New Novel

Original Sin and Roman Cults: Ava Reid on the Divine Inspirations of Her New Novel

In Conversation with Gabrielle Mathieu on the New Books Network

By New Books Network | July 2, 2021

The Hard Intimacies of COVID-19: Documenting a Pandemic Year

The Hard Intimacies of COVID-19: Documenting a Pandemic Year

Isadora Kosofsky and Suzanne Koven, for The Longest Year: 2020+

By Isadora Kosofsky and Suzanne Koven | July 1, 2021

How Humans Have (Unintentionally) Influenced the Evolution of Wild Animals and the Environment

How Humans Have (Unintentionally) Influenced the Evolution of Wild Animals and the Environment

Emma Marris on Our Relationships with—and Responsibilities Toward—the Planet’s Wild Animals

By Emma Marris | July 1, 2021

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