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Amitav Ghosh on the Lies of History and How the Natural World Fights Back

Amitav Ghosh on the Lies of History and How the Natural World Fights Back

Ben Ehrenreich in Conversation with the Author of The Nutmeg’s Curse

By Ben Ehrenreich | October 18, 2021

Mary Beard on What We Can Learn from Images of Roman Autocrats

Mary Beard on What We Can Learn from Images of Roman Autocrats

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | October 18, 2021

“Its eyes were as large as a dinner plate...” Encounters with Dragons in Early America

“Its eyes were as large as a dinner plate...” Encounters with Dragons in Early America

When Local Newspapers Reported on Harrowing Encounters with Large Winged Reptiles

By Scott G. Bruce | October 18, 2021

On the Historical Stigmatization and Persistent Vilification of Epilepsy in Literature

On the Historical Stigmatization and Persistent Vilification of Epilepsy in Literature

Louise Fein Considers How the Misunderstood Neurological Disorder Has Been Unfairly Portrayed in Popular Fiction

By Louise Fein | October 18, 2021

On Dr. Eduard Bloch, Hitler’s Family Physician (Who Happened to Be Jewish)

On Dr. Eduard Bloch, Hitler’s Family Physician (Who Happened to Be Jewish)

Meriel Schindler Traces Family Lore and the Unusual Correspondence Between Hitler and Bloch

By Meriel Schindler | October 18, 2021

“Unknitting Despair.” Catherine Bush on Reciprocity, Care, and Ecological Loss

“Unknitting Despair.” Catherine Bush on Reciprocity, Care, and Ecological Loss

This Week From the Emergence Magazine Podcast

By Emergence Magazine | October 18, 2021

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Jean Becker on George H.W. Bush's Life After Presidency

By Keen On | October 18, 2021

Solange has launched a community library of rare books and art by Black creators.

By Walker Caplan | October 15, 2021

“Dialogue reeketh, play stinketh.” The worst insults from reviews of The Iceman Cometh.

By Walker Caplan | October 15, 2021

A Compendium of Literary Ravens

A Compendium of Literary Ravens

Angus Hyland and Caroline Roberts Catalogue the Corvids of Aesop, Dickens, and More

By Angus Hyland and Caroline Roberts | October 15, 2021

“Homes, Workshops, Palaces, Shrines.” On the Portability and Mobility of Hordes

“Homes, Workshops, Palaces, Shrines.” On the Portability and Mobility of Hordes

From This Year's Cundill History Prize Shortlisted Title The Horde: How the Mongols Changed the Worldby Marie Favereau

By Marie Favereau | October 15, 2021

On Troublesome Women in the House of Windsor and the Allure of Royal Outsiders

On Troublesome Women in the House of Windsor and the Allure of Royal Outsiders

Wendy Holden Recommends Books That Pull Back the Curtain on the Lives of Exalted British Royals

By Wendy Holden | October 15, 2021

Vladimir Alexandrov on the Extraordinary Life of Boris Savinkov

Vladimir Alexandrov on the Extraordinary Life of Boris Savinkov

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | October 15, 2021

How Suzanne Valadon Reclaimed Her Image By Painting Herself Naked

How Suzanne Valadon Reclaimed Her Image By Painting Herself Naked

Jennifer Higgie on the Remarkable Life of a 19th-Century Model-Turned-Artist

By Jennifer Higgie | October 15, 2021

“You Only Write if You Have To.“ On W.G. Sebald’s Life and Work

“You Only Write if You Have To.“ On W.G. Sebald’s Life and Work

Carole Angier Considers How History Shaped Sebald as a Writer

By Carole Angier | October 14, 2021

“More Than a Fearful Refusal To Participate.“ On the Complexities of the 1763 Berbice Slave Rebellion

“More Than a Fearful Refusal To Participate.“ On the Complexities of the 1763 Berbice Slave Rebellion

From This Year's Cundill History Prize Shortlisted Title Blood on the River by Marjoleine Kars

By Marjoleine Kars | October 14, 2021

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