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No Sympathy for Horrid Women: On the History of George V and the Demands of the Suffragettes

No Sympathy for Horrid Women: On the History of George V and the Demands of the Suffragettes

Jane Ridley Considers the King's Callous Treatment of Radicalized Activists

By Jane Ridley | January 7, 2022

What Did Gossip Culture Look Like Before the Internet?

What Did Gossip Culture Look Like Before the Internet?

Julia Kelly Examines a Lost Tradition

By Julia Kelly | January 7, 2022

The full list of writers nominated for the 1971 Nobel Prize in Literature includes just one woman.

The full list of writers nominated for the 1971 Nobel Prize in Literature includes just one woman.

By Walker Caplan | January 6, 2022

How Dreams Have Shaped the Evolution of Humanity

How Dreams Have Shaped the Evolution of Humanity

Sidarta Ribeiro Guests on the Book Dreams Podcast

By Book Dreams | January 6, 2022

On the time J.R.R. Tolkien refused to work with Nazi-leaning publishers.

On the time J.R.R. Tolkien refused to work with Nazi-leaning publishers.

By Walker Caplan | January 5, 2022

This is just a reminder that Albert Camus named his cat Cigarette, because of course he did.

This is just a reminder that Albert Camus named his cat Cigarette, because of course he did.

By Emily Temple | January 4, 2022

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Bruce Clark on the 3,000-Year Story of the Birthplace of Western Civilization

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J.R.R. Tolkien loved to pull pranks on his students.

J.R.R. Tolkien loved to pull pranks on his students.

By Walker Caplan | January 3, 2022

The Subversive Spider-Man: How Spidey Broke the Superhero Mold

The Subversive Spider-Man: How Spidey Broke the Superhero Mold

Ralph Macchio on the Humanity of Peter Parker

By Ralph Macchio | January 3, 2022

Did you know Samuel Beckett used to drive André the Giant to school?

Did you know Samuel Beckett used to drive André the Giant to school?

By Walker Caplan | December 23, 2021

<em>We Have Ways of Making You Talk</em> on Japan’s Role in the Second World War

We Have Ways of Making You Talk on Japan’s Role in the Second World War

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By We Have Ways of Making You Talk | December 23, 2021

Read J.D. Salinger’s first short story to feature Holden Caufield.

Read J.D. Salinger’s first short story to feature Holden Caufield.

By Walker Caplan | December 22, 2021

Can you solve the very first published crossword puzzle?

Can you solve the very first published crossword puzzle?

By Walker Caplan | December 21, 2021

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