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“With Laughing Cheer, As Is Her Custom.” On the Laughing Queens of Early Modern Europe

“With Laughing Cheer, As Is Her Custom.” On the Laughing Queens of Early Modern Europe

Joy Wiltenburg Considers the Power of Laughter In Female Rulers

By Joy Wiltenburg | July 5, 2022

Apocalypse Now? On Crypto Scams, End Times, and Far Right Nostalgia

Apocalypse Now? On Crypto Scams, End Times, and Far Right Nostalgia

Andrew Keen Thinks We Should All Read Peter Zeihan

By Andrew Keen | July 1, 2022

Patrick Radden Keefe on Why Access in Journalism is Overrated

Patrick Radden Keefe on Why Access in Journalism is Overrated

On the Art of the “Writearound”

By Patrick Radden Keefe | July 1, 2022

The Alchemy of Language: Ina Cariño on Naming, Claiming, and Protecting Ancestral Land

The Alchemy of Language: Ina Cariño on Naming, Claiming, and Protecting Ancestral Land

“I spell myself deliberately, with intention: an alchemization, plain metal to gold.”

By Ina Cariño | July 1, 2022

How the White Ecology of Disaster Inscribed Itself Into the Human Experience

How the White Ecology of Disaster Inscribed Itself Into the Human Experience

Daisy Hildyard Examines the Impact of Ecological Violence on the Nonhuman World

By Daisy Hildyard | June 30, 2022

How Fiction Helps Bring History’s Extraordinary Yet Forgotten Women To Life

How Fiction Helps Bring History’s Extraordinary Yet Forgotten Women To Life

Alexandra Lapierre on Immersing Herself in the Life of Belle da Costa Greene

By Alexandra Lapierre | June 30, 2022

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How a White Racist “Totalitarian” System Permeates American History and Why Reparations Might Be the Only Fix

By Keen On | June 30, 2022

How Costumes and Conventions Brought Sci-Fi Fans Together in the Early 20th Century

How Costumes and Conventions Brought Sci-Fi Fans Together in the Early 20th Century

Andrew Liptak on the Origins of Cosplay

By Andrew Liptak | June 29, 2022

Why 1997 Was a Pivotal Year in the Life of George Michael

Why 1997 Was a Pivotal Year in the Life of George Michael

Princess Diana’s Death, Ellen, and the Fear of Coming Out

By James Gavin | June 29, 2022

Nope, Not a Trend: On the Modern Origins and Evolution of Bisexual Identity

Nope, Not a Trend: On the Modern Origins and Evolution of Bisexual Identity

Julia Shaw Considers the Skepticism, Panic, and Growing Accessibility of Being Bi

By Julia Shaw | June 29, 2022

What Institutional Neglect Did to a New York City Resort Community

What Institutional Neglect Did to a New York City Resort Community

Sarah Stodola on the History of Rockaway, Queens

By Sarah Stodola | June 28, 2022

Racism, Patriarchy, and Power: Siri Hustvedt on the Toxic Thinking Behind the Supreme Court’s Destruction of Abortion Rights

Racism, Patriarchy, and Power: Siri Hustvedt on the Toxic Thinking Behind the Supreme Court’s Destruction of Abortion Rights

“Legislating reproductive rights remains a hallmark of authoritarian and fascist governments.”

By Siri Hustvedt | June 27, 2022

The Unnoticed Generation: How Russian Writers in Paris Grappled With the Complexities of Life Between the Wars

The Unnoticed Generation: How Russian Writers in Paris Grappled With the Complexities of Life Between the Wars

Bryan Karetnyk on Translating the Work of Yuri Felsen

By Bryan Karetnyk | June 27, 2022

How a North Korean Kidnapping Inspired My Novel

How a North Korean Kidnapping Inspired My Novel

Ravi Mangla on the Intersections Between Godzilla, Propaganda and South Korean Cinema

By Ravi Mangla | June 27, 2022

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