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Imagining the Lives of the Aviators Who Inspired William Faulkner

Imagining the Lives of the Aviators Who Inspired William Faulkner

Taylor Brown on Looking to the Past (Which Isn't Even Past)

By Taylor Brown | April 21, 2022

On Fictionalizing the Long-Suppressed and Complicated Histories of Holland and Indonesia

On Fictionalizing the Long-Suppressed and Complicated Histories of Holland and Indonesia

Anne Lazurko Explores Colonialism, Revolution, and Family

By Anne Lazurko | April 21, 2022

On Königsberg, Fortress City and Outpost of Russian Power

On Königsberg, Fortress City and Outpost of Russian Power

From the We Have Ways of Making You Talk Podcast

By We Have Ways of Making You Talk | April 21, 2022

How Airline Stewardesses Fought Their Industry’s Toxic Patriarchal Norms

How Airline Stewardesses Fought Their Industry’s Toxic Patriarchal Norms

Nell McShane Wulfhart on Feminist Rebellion in the Unfriendly Skies

By Nell McShane Wulfhart | April 20, 2022

Reckoning with the History of Medical Racism: A Reading List

Reckoning with the History of Medical Racism: A Reading List

Dolen Perkins-Valdez Recommends Books That Spotlight the Colonization and Control of Black Bodies

By Dolen Perkins-Valdez | April 20, 2022

The Chairman Had No Rhythm: What It Meant to Dance with Mao Zedong

The Chairman Had No Rhythm: What It Meant to Dance with Mao Zedong

Vanessa Hua Follows Echoes of History Around the Dance Floor

By Vanessa Hua | April 20, 2022

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How Did Shakespeare Kill (And Heal) His Characters?

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An Inside Look at Judith Jones’ First Notes for Julia Child

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On the Romance and Wonder of Victorian Science

On the Romance and Wonder of Victorian Science

Nicole Yunger Halpern in Praise of an Expansive, Fantastical Approach to Knowledge

By Nicole Yunger Halpern | April 18, 2022

The Chilling Similarities Between Bush’s Invasion of Iraq and Putin’s Invasion of Ukraine

The Chilling Similarities Between Bush’s Invasion of Iraq and Putin’s Invasion of Ukraine

Joseph Weisberg in Conversation with Andrew Keen

By Keen On | April 18, 2022

Is Croatia Going the Reactionary Route of Poland and Hungary?

Is Croatia Going the Reactionary Route of Poland and Hungary?

Robert D. Kaplan Travels from the Dalmatian Coast to the Capital of Zagreb

By Robert D. Kaplan | April 15, 2022

How a Founding Father Helped Create Modern American Philanthropy

How a Founding Father Helped Create Modern American Philanthropy

Michael Meyer on the Sources of Benjamin Franklin’s Altruism

By Michael Meyer | April 15, 2022

The War We Can Stop: On the Seven-Year Conflict in Yemen

The War We Can Stop: On the Seven-Year Conflict in Yemen

This Week on Radio Open Source with Christopher Lydon

By Open Source | April 15, 2022

How a Group of Concerned Citizens Sued the Government For Poisoning Them

How a Group of Concerned Citizens Sued the Government For Poisoning Them

Elena Conis on The Origins of the Fight Against DDT

By Elena Conis | April 15, 2022

On Louis XV, the Girls of Deer Park, and a Monarchy in Decline

On Louis XV, the Girls of Deer Park, and a Monarchy in Decline

Eva Stachniak in Conversation with C. P. Lesley on the New Books Network

By New Books Network | April 15, 2022

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