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So, Gutenberg Didn’t Actually Invent Printing As We Know It

So, Gutenberg Didn’t Actually Invent Printing As We Know It

On the Unsung Chinese and Korean History of Movable Type

By M. Sophia Newman | June 19, 2019

Why Does a Language Die?

Why Does a Language Die?

On the Slow Demise of Tayap in Papua New Guinea

By Don Kulick | June 18, 2019

On the Intoxicating Power of Forgetting Where You Came From

On the Intoxicating Power of Forgetting Where You Came From

Lewis Hyde Explores the Egoism of Memory and Self-Making

By Lewis Hyde | June 18, 2019

Discovering America's Heavenly Kingdom of Oil

Discovering America's Heavenly Kingdom of Oil

On One Man's Journey Through Christianity and Crude

By Darren Dochuk | June 17, 2019

On the Syrian Border, 2015, After the Story's

On the Syrian Border, 2015, After the Story's "Gone Elsewhere"

Elliot Ackerman Visits a Refugee Camp Near Tel Abyad

By Elliot Ackerman | June 13, 2019

In Pablo Picasso's Studio During the Nazi Occupation of Paris

In Pablo Picasso's Studio During the Nazi Occupation of Paris

Françoise Gilot Recalls Her Life with the Artist

By Françoise Gilot and Carlton Lake | June 13, 2019

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The American Myths of Westward Expansion That Just Won't Die

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Disappearing Archives: Sun Ra and Henry Dumas, Recorded in Conversation

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Harmony Holiday on Jazz, Poetry, and a Rare Record of Mythic Black Friendship

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5 Undersung Moments in History You Probably Didn't Learn About in Class

5 Undersung Moments in History You Probably Didn't Learn About in Class

Christopher Klein on the Irish Invasion of Canada, the Plot to Steal Lincoln's Corpse, and More

By Christopher Klein | June 7, 2019

WWII historian James Holland selects the five best books about D-Day

WWII historian James Holland selects the five best books about D-Day

By Dan Sheehan | June 6, 2019

When We Read the Bible as Literature, Do We Retain Its Truths?

When We Read the Bible as Literature, Do We Retain Its Truths?

Jay Parini on John Barton's New History of the Bible

By Jay Parini | June 6, 2019

Why Cities Lose in Winner-Takes-All Elections

Why Cities Lose in Winner-Takes-All Elections

Jonathan A. Rodden on the Roots of the Urban-Rural Political Divide

By Jonathan A. Rodden | June 6, 2019

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