On Hitler's Last Desperate Plan to Destroy Paris

On Hitler's Last Desperate Plan to Destroy Paris

"Paris must not fall into enemy hands except as a field of ruins."

By Jean Edward Smith | July 30, 2019

The Writer and the Dictator: <br>A Love/Hate Story

The Writer and the Dictator:
A Love/Hate Story

Alaa Al Aswany on Tawfiq al-Hakim's Return of the Spirit and its Influence on Egyptian Politics

By Alaa Al Aswany | July 29, 2019

Apocalyptic Prophets: Reading the Fine Print of Ammon Bundy's Divine Mandate

Apocalyptic Prophets: Reading the Fine Print of Ammon Bundy's Divine Mandate

Sally Denton on the Cowboy Constitutionalists of the Oregon Militia Standoff

By Sally Denton | July 25, 2019

On One of the Great Dutch Novels of Social Reform

On One of the Great Dutch Novels of Social Reform

How Eduard Douwes Dekker's Max Havelaar Led to a Revolution

By Pramoedya Ananta Toer | July 25, 2019

On the Hypercapitalist Utopian Project of Singapore

On the Hypercapitalist Utopian Project of Singapore

Trisha Low Examines the Successes and Failures of Lee Kuan Yew's Vision

By Trisha Low | July 24, 2019

The Unsung Woman Who Changed How We Take Care of Newborns

The Unsung Woman Who Changed How We Take Care of Newborns

How Virginia Apgar Revolutionized the Metrics for Measuring a Baby's Health

By Dr. Catherine Whitlock and Dr. Rhodri Evans | July 24, 2019

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What If We Got Stuck on the Moon?

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On the Anxiety of Having Only One Chance to Get Home to Earth

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On the Human Spaceflight Program That Made Apollo Possible

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Gemini: Fine-Tuning the Techniques to Send People to the Moon

By James Donovan | July 19, 2019

11 Legendary Literary Parties We're Sad to Have Missed

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Booze, Books, and Oh Yes, Bad Behavior

By Emily Temple | July 18, 2019

The world's oldest surviving letter by an actual Christian contains a request for fish sauce.

The world's oldest surviving letter by an actual Christian contains a request for fish sauce.

By Aaron Robertson | July 16, 2019

What Hemingway Cut From <em>For Whom the Bell Tolls</em>

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By Seán Hemingway | July 16, 2019

Brazil's History Is Ahead of It, Not Behind

Brazil's History Is Ahead of It, Not Behind

Geovani Martins on Finding Joy in a Beautiful, Struggling Nation

By Geovani Martins | July 16, 2019

Why a 1980s Novel of Dystopian Patriarchy Still Speaks to Women Today

Why a 1980s Novel of Dystopian Patriarchy Still Speaks to Women Today

Leni Zumas on a New Edition of Suzette Haden Elgin's The Judas Rose

By Leni Zumas | July 15, 2019

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