The Innocenti: The Renaissance-Era Orphanage in Florence

The Innocenti: The Renaissance-Era Orphanage in Florence

Joseph Luzzi on the Abandoned Children of 1400s Italy

By Joseph Luzzi | November 24, 2025

Creating New Tongues: On Language as Adaptation and Resistance

Creating New Tongues: On Language as Adaptation and Resistance

Maria B. Olujic Considers the Role of Neologisms and Idioms in Croatia’s Linguistic Landscape

By Maria B. Olujic | November 24, 2025

Here’s what’s making us happy <em> this </em> week.

Here’s what’s making us happy this week.

By Brittany Allen | November 21, 2025

On the Many—and Contradictory—Histories of Mt. Rushmore

On the Many—and Contradictory—Histories of Mt. Rushmore

Matthew Davis Explores the Contested Meanings Behind a Famous American Monument

By Matthew Davis | November 21, 2025

On the Venerated—and Exploited—Legacy of Anne Frank

On the Venerated—and Exploited—Legacy of Anne Frank

Lola Lafon on Spending the Night in the Annex of the Anne Frank House

By Lola Lafon | November 20, 2025

On Zohran Mamdani, Taylor Swift, and the Evolution of the Red Scare

On Zohran Mamdani, Taylor Swift, and the Evolution of the Red Scare

Aaron Boehmer Situates a True American Tradition in the 21st Century

By Aaron Boehmer | November 20, 2025

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Where Time and Space Collide: In Praise of Old Maps

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James Cheshire on the Valuable Work of Preserving and Unearthing the Past

By James Cheshire | November 19, 2025

Did You Know Mapmakers Used to Make Up Fake Towns in Order to Catch Plagiarists?

Did You Know Mapmakers Used to Make Up Fake Towns in Order to Catch Plagiarists?

Mark Cooper-Jones and Jay Foreman Consider the Techniques Cartographers Use to Prevent Counterfeiting

By Mark Cooper-Jones and Jay Foreman | November 18, 2025

How Philly Businessman Albert Barnes Changed the Life of “Unsellable” Expressionist Artist Chaim Soutine

How Philly Businessman Albert Barnes Changed the Life of “Unsellable” Expressionist Artist Chaim Soutine

Celeste Marcus on the Barnes‘ Massive Soutine Acquisition in the Early 1900s

By Celeste Marcus | November 18, 2025

What Set Off the Showdown at the O.K. Corral? An Anti-Gun Law

What Set Off the Showdown at the O.K. Corral? An Anti-Gun Law

Mark Lee Gardner on the Impact of 19th-Century Gun Control on Cowboy Culture

By Mark Lee Gardner | November 18, 2025

What Was Literary Twitter? The Bracket

What Was Literary Twitter? The Bracket

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Give a Nazi an Inch... And Other Important Lessons From Weimar, Germany

Give a Nazi an Inch... And Other Important Lessons From Weimar, Germany

Volker Ullrich on Wilhelm Frick’s Fascist Cultural Revolution

By Volker Ullrich | November 17, 2025

Caught Between Empires: On the Fate of the Amur Tiger

Caught Between Empires: On the Fate of the Amur Tiger

“For 170 years, tiger numbers have fallen and risen on both sides of the border as feelings toward these creatures have evolved...”

By Jonathan C. Slaght | November 14, 2025

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