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How We’ve Handled Disease Throughout History

How We’ve Handled Disease Throughout History

Susan Wise Bauer on Epilepsy, Understanding Illness, and Ancient Diagnoses

By Susan Wise Bauer | January 28, 2026

How the <em>NY Post</em> and the <em>NY Daily News</em> Turned Victims Into Criminals

How the NY Post and the NY Daily News Turned Victims Into Criminals

Heather Ann Thompson on the Role of Tabloid Journalism in Shaping the Racist Narrative of the 1984 Bernie Goetz Subway Shooting

By Heather Ann Thompson | January 28, 2026

Portals, Vehicles, and Vessels: How Folklore Holds the Weight of Cultures in Flux

Portals, Vehicles, and Vessels: How Folklore Holds the Weight of Cultures in Flux

Thao Thai Discusses the Power and Creative Use of Mythology with Anna Kovatcheva, Alice Evelyn Yang, Ryan Collett and Sarah Hall

By Thao Thai | January 28, 2026

The Accidental Discovery of the Most Valuable Shipwreck in History

The Accidental Discovery of the Most Valuable Shipwreck in History

Julian Sancton on Roger Dooley and His Search for an Eighteenth-Century Treasure Ship

By Julian Sancton | January 28, 2026

What Europeans Found on the Most Isolated Island in the World

What Europeans Found on the Most Isolated Island in the World

Mike Pitts on Easter Island/Rapa Nui and the Enduring Mystery of Its Famous Statues

By Mike Pitts | January 28, 2026

On Coretta Scott King’s Path to Civil Rights Activism

On Coretta Scott King’s Path to Civil Rights Activism

Matthew F. Delmont Explores the Progressive Politics of Coretta Scott King

By Matthew F. Delmont | January 27, 2026

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Why Regency Romances Are the Best Type of Romance Novels

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Sarah E. Ladd on How the “Rules” of the Period Make It the Most Inspiring to Read and Write

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How an Enslaved Gardener Transformed the Pecan Into a Cash Crop

Beronda L. Montgomery on the Unsung Contributions of Black and Indigenous People to American Biology

By Beronda L. Montgomery | January 23, 2026

The NYPL has acquired Tom Verlaine’s archive. Which other rock stars live on at the library?

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By Brittany Allen | January 22, 2026

How America’s First Nonbinary Minister Created True Equality in the Newly Born United States

How America’s First Nonbinary Minister Created True Equality in the Newly Born United States

Nina Sankovitch on “Universal Friend,” the Genderless Messenger of God Who Aimed to Save Lost Souls and Preach Universal Salvation

By Nina Sankovitch | January 21, 2026

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