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This Week in Literary History: Mae West is Sentenced to Ten Days in Jail for Obscenity

This Week in Literary History: Mae West is Sentenced to Ten Days in Jail for Obscenity

“She seemed to go to extremes in order to make the play as obscene and immoral as possible.”

By Literary Hub | April 20, 2026

The Scent of Rebellion: How Cannabis Became the Drug of Choice For the Counterculture

The Scent of Rebellion: How Cannabis Became the Drug of Choice For the Counterculture

Jeremy Narby on the Intersection of Music and Marijuana, From Jazz Icons to Rock Stars

By Jeremy Narby | April 20, 2026

In the Parlors of Black Bibliophiles: How Arturo Schomburg Built a Library and Made History

In the Parlors of Black Bibliophiles: How Arturo Schomburg Built a Library and Made History

Dr. Laura E. Helton on the Story of a Great American Book Collector

By Laura E. Helton | April 20, 2026

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

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

By Brittany Allen | April 17, 2026

Rasputin: Fraud, Mystic, Womanizer, Prophet... Or All of the Above?

Rasputin: Fraud, Mystic, Womanizer, Prophet... Or All of the Above?

Antony Beevor on the Enigmatic Spiritualist Who Enchanted Russian High Society and Changed the Course of History

By Antony Beevor | April 17, 2026

God Bless the Pill: Meet the Devout Catholic Who Invented Oral Contraception

God Bless the Pill: Meet the Devout Catholic Who Invented Oral Contraception

Samira K. Mehta Explores the Christian Theological Justifications For Birth Control

By Samira K. Mehta | April 17, 2026

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Of the Many Types of Roman Gladiator, Some Were Definitely Women

By Harry Sidebottom | April 15, 2026

How Art Can Transport Us to the Past

By Stephanie Sy-Quia | April 15, 2026

An Unsolved Puzzle: On Identity, Silence and a Legacy of Violence in Colombia

By Adriana E. Ramírez | April 15, 2026

We’re All Wrong About Men and Feminism

We’re All Wrong About Men and Feminism

Rosa Campbell on How Men Responded to The Hite Report

By Rosa Campbell | April 15, 2026

Learning to Live With <em>Invidia</em>: What Petrarch Has To Teach Us About Envy

Learning to Live With Invidia: What Petrarch Has To Teach Us About Envy

Peter Jones on the Ways We Can Apply Medieval Philosophy to Our Modern Lives

By Peter Jones | April 14, 2026

How an Animators’ Strike Led to the Making of <em>Song of the South</em>

How an Animators’ Strike Led to the Making of Song of the South

Vicky Osterweil on the Intersection of Labor Conflict, Nationalism and White Supremacy Within Disney Studios

By Vicky Osterweil | April 14, 2026

This Week in Literary History: Tom Stoppard’s <em>Arcadia</em> Premieres in London

This Week in Literary History: Tom Stoppard’s Arcadia Premieres in London

“It’s the best possible time of being alive, when almost everything you thought you knew is wrong.”

By Literary Hub | April 13, 2026

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

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

By Brittany Allen | April 10, 2026

Molly Crabapple on History as a Necromantic Art

Molly Crabapple on History as a Necromantic Art

And Ten Tips to Help Your Conjuring

By Molly Crabapple | April 10, 2026

How <em>Amazing Stories</em> Served as the Blueprint for American Science Fiction

How Amazing Stories Served as the Blueprint for American Science Fiction

Ed Simon Goes Back to When the Past was the Future

By Ed Simon | April 10, 2026

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