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A Brief History of Perfume: Visiting an Archive of Ancient Scents

A Brief History of Perfume: Visiting an Archive of Ancient Scents

Sarah Everts on the Human Need to Smell Good

By Sarah Everts | July 19, 2021

How Two Telephone Books Tell a Condensed Story of the Holocaust

How Two Telephone Books Tell a Condensed Story of the Holocaust

Miljenko Jergović on the Visible Erasure of Croatian Jews

By Miljenko Jergović, translated by Mirza Purić | July 19, 2021

How a Small French Newspaper Began the Tour de France

How a Small French Newspaper Began the Tour de France

Adin Dobkin on L'Auto, the War Torn Year of 1919, and the Beginning of the Legendary Bike Ride

By Adin Dobkin | July 16, 2021

For the first time, Patricia Highsmith’s diaries will be available to the public.

For the first time, Patricia Highsmith’s diaries will be available to the public.

By Walker Caplan | July 15, 2021

A new digital humanities project celebrates Dante’s impact on art around the world.

A new digital humanities project celebrates Dante’s impact on art around the world.

By Walker Caplan | July 15, 2021

Hans Onderwater on the Hunger Winter in the German-Occupied Netherlands

Hans Onderwater on the Hunger Winter in the German-Occupied Netherlands

From the We Have Ways of Making You Talk Podcast

By We Have Ways of Making You Talk | July 15, 2021

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“It was sickening”: Read Chekhov’s withering review of his own first play’s opening night.

By Walker Caplan | July 14, 2021

How Sicilians Are Mobilizing in Support of Migrants’ Rights

By Jamie Mackay | July 14, 2021

On Makeup As a Tool for Queer Resistance

By Rae Nudson | July 14, 2021

The Importance of Forgetting: Where Borges and Child Psychiatrists Agree

The Importance of Forgetting: Where Borges and Child Psychiatrists Agree

Scott A. Small on the Surprising Benefits of Memory Loss

By scottasmall | July 13, 2021

Take a virtual tour of Walden Pond.

Take a virtual tour of Walden Pond.

By Walker Caplan | July 12, 2021

Powell’s Books is celebrating its 50-year anniversary with a curated collection of 50 books.

Powell’s Books is celebrating its 50-year anniversary with a curated collection of 50 books.

By Walker Caplan | July 12, 2021

The Epically Terrible Star Wars Holiday Special: An Oral History

The Epically Terrible Star Wars Holiday Special: An Oral History

AKA the Time George Lucas Disowned a Star Wars Production

By Mark A. Altman and Edward Gross | July 12, 2021

How Colonization and Christianity Challenged Indigenous Maya Spirituality—and Failed

How Colonization and Christianity Challenged Indigenous Maya Spirituality—and Failed

Emil’ Keme on the Popol Wuj, K’iche’ Authors, and Poetry as Resistance

By Emil’ Keme | July 12, 2021

Now you can buy the glorious mansion where Mark Twain died.

Now you can buy the glorious mansion where Mark Twain died.

By Walker Caplan | July 9, 2021

What Makes Jewish Literature “Jewish”?

What Makes Jewish Literature “Jewish”?

Ilan Stavans on Belonging, Bookishness, and Memory

By Ilan Stavans | July 9, 2021

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