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“The Voltaire of Central Park West.” On Herman Mankiewicz’s Early Days at the Algonquin Round Table

“The Voltaire of Central Park West.” On Herman Mankiewicz’s Early Days at the Algonquin Round Table

Nick Davis Traces the Pre-Hollywood Ambitions of the Iconic Screenwriter

By Nick Davis | September 17, 2021

Lessons Not Yet Learned: How Post-Civil War Reconstruction Never Ended

Lessons Not Yet Learned: How Post-Civil War Reconstruction Never Ended

Eric Foner on a Nation Still Grappling with the Consequences of Slavery

By Eric Foner | September 17, 2021

How a Valencian Knight—Along with Chaucer—Influenced the Culture of Conquistadores

How a Valencian Knight—Along with Chaucer—Influenced the Culture of Conquistadores

Fernando Cervantes on the Granada War, New Ideas of Nobility, and Columbus

By Fernando Cervantes | September 17, 2021

How Ancient Chinese Philosophical Frameworks Dictated the Politics of Water

How Ancient Chinese Philosophical Frameworks Dictated the Politics of Water

Giulio Boccaletti on the Confucian View of the Yellow River and the Unification of China

By Giulio Boccaletti | September 17, 2021

William M. Arkin on How the US Government Failed its Citizens on 9/11

William M. Arkin on How the US Government Failed its Citizens on 9/11

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | September 17, 2021

Peter Baker and Susan Glasser on The Man Who Ran Washington

Peter Baker and Susan Glasser on The Man Who Ran Washington

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | September 17, 2021

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An Alleged Lock of Emily Dickinson’s Hair is Selling for $450,000... <br>But Was it Stolen?

An Alleged Lock of Emily Dickinson’s Hair is Selling for $450,000...
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Jen DeGregorio Investigates the Curious Case of a Great Poet’s Hair

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Wonder Bread Sucks: On the First Great Sourdough Boom of the 1960s

Wonder Bread Sucks: On the First Great Sourdough Boom of the 1960s

Eric Pallant Investigates Our Desire for the Authentically Homemade

By Eric Pallant | September 16, 2021

Brilliance and Blind Luck: How Did Medieval Europe Invent the Concept of Quarantine?

Brilliance and Blind Luck: How Did Medieval Europe Invent the Concept of Quarantine?

Edward Glaeser and David Cutler on the History of Medieval Plagues and Its Connections to COVID-19

By Edward Glaeser and David Cutler | September 16, 2021

Read the short story that introduced Jeeves the butler to the world.

Read the short story that introduced Jeeves the butler to the world.

By Walker Caplan | September 15, 2021

The Library of Things We Forgot to Remember is a new kind of library.

The Library of Things We Forgot to Remember is a new kind of library.

By Walker Caplan | September 15, 2021

On the Subversive Power of Gossip

On the Subversive Power of Gossip

Maria Tatar Considers the Deep Cultural Work of Chatter

By Maria Tatar | September 15, 2021

When Incarceration Comes Home: On Prison “Reforms” That Still Do Harm

When Incarceration Comes Home: On Prison “Reforms” That Still Do Harm

This Week from the Reading Women Podcast

By Reading Women | September 15, 2021

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