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Katja Hoyer on Hitler’s Campaign for Office

Katja Hoyer on Hitler’s Campaign for Office

From the We Have Ways of Making You Talk Podcast

By We Have Ways of Making You Talk | May 20, 2021

Roald Dahl’s secrets for writing children’s literature are officially up for auction.

Roald Dahl’s secrets for writing children’s literature are officially up for auction.

By Walker Caplan | May 19, 2021

The Time I Watched Norman Mailer Try to Fight G. Gordon Liddy in the Street

The Time I Watched Norman Mailer Try to Fight G. Gordon Liddy in the Street

James Grady Remembers One Weird Night in Suburban DC

By James Grady | May 19, 2021

The Half-Truths of Harrison Post: Moneyed Magnate or Jazz Age Grifter?

The Half-Truths of Harrison Post: Moneyed Magnate or Jazz Age Grifter?

Liz Brown on the Enigmatic Millionaire Living Large Up the California Coast

By Liz Brown | May 19, 2021

On the Origins of White Europeans’ Bigoted Fascination with Skin Color and Racial Hierarchy

On the Origins of White Europeans’ Bigoted Fascination with Skin Color and Racial Hierarchy

Olivette Otele Considers the Historical Representation of Black People in Art and Fiction

By Olivette Otele | May 19, 2021

Turns out Isaac Asimov, father of robotics, was also the father of 100 “lecherous limericks.”

Turns out Isaac Asimov, father of robotics, was also the father of 100 “lecherous limericks.”

By Walker Caplan | May 18, 2021

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On the Small Family Firm Responsible for So Much American Economic Power

By Zachary Karabell | May 18, 2021

Protecting the “Holy City”
of Williamsburg

By Nathaniel Deutsch and Michael Casper | May 18, 2021

“All crazy, all sick, these musicians.” On Maeterlinck and Debussy’s fraught collaboration.

By Walker Caplan | May 17, 2021

Did you know that F. Scott Fitzgerald was the first writer to use the term

Did you know that F. Scott Fitzgerald was the first writer to use the term "T-shirt"?

By Emily Temple | May 17, 2021

What Stoic Philosophers Can Teach Us About Grief

What Stoic Philosophers Can Teach Us About Grief

Nancy Sherman on Loss, Resilience, and the Ancients

By Nancy Sherman | May 17, 2021

Evelyn Waugh’s twelve-bedroom house—complete with party barn—is now for sale.

Evelyn Waugh’s twelve-bedroom house—complete with party barn—is now for sale.

By Walker Caplan | May 14, 2021

Apparently the Brontës all died so early because they spent their lives drinking graveyard water.

Apparently the Brontës all died so early because they spent their lives drinking graveyard water.

By Emily Temple | May 14, 2021

Pride and Property: <br>On the Homes of Jane Austen

Pride and Property:
On the Homes of Jane Austen

Phyllis Richardson on the Manors, Rectories, and Cottages That Influenced Austen's Domestic Writing

By Phyllis Richardson | May 14, 2021

How an Irish Barman Created a Home for New York’s Literary Elite

How an Irish Barman Created a Home for New York’s Literary Elite

Sharon DeBartolo Carmack on Her Family Legacy

By Sharon DeBartolo Carmack | May 14, 2021

A Brief History of the <em>New York Times</em> Wedding Announcements

A Brief History of the New York Times Wedding Announcements

Cate Doty on the Evolution of a Society Mainstay

By Cate Doty | May 14, 2021

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