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Learning to Make the World’s Rarest Pasta

Eliot Stein on the Secret of Sardinia's Su Filindeu Noodles

By Eliot Stein | December 11, 2024

Archaeology or Exclusion? Brandon Shimoda on Saving a Japanese American WWII Monument

Archaeology or Exclusion? Brandon Shimoda on Saving a Japanese American WWII Monument

The Author of “The Afterlife Is Letting Go” Remembers James Hatsuaki Wakasa and the Debate Over a Topaz Sculpture’s Removal

By Brandon Shimoda | December 11, 2024

An annotated list of things Raymond Chandler hated recently sold for $2000 at auction.

An annotated list of things Raymond Chandler hated recently sold for $2000 at auction.

By Brittany Allen | December 10, 2024

Merve Emre on Gossip as Literary Form in Carmen Boullosa’s <em>Texas: The Great Theft</em>

Merve Emre on Gossip as Literary Form in Carmen Boullosa’s Texas: The Great Theft

“Like a thief, gossip moves swiftly, undeterred by rivers or valleys, indifferent to borders and the hotheads who patrol them.”

By Merve Emre | December 9, 2024

How Dr. Marie Zakrzewska Created Boston’s First Hospital By Women, For Women

How Dr. Marie Zakrzewska Created Boston’s First Hospital By Women, For Women

Lydia Reeder on the Ways Female Doctors Fought Against 19th-Century Medical Misogyny

By Lydia Reeder | December 9, 2024

Dark Futures: How the European Dream of Modernization Ended in Totalitarian Despair

Dark Futures: How the European Dream of Modernization Ended in Totalitarian Despair

Glenn Adamson on the Rise and Fall of Europe’s Early 20th-Century Artistic Avant-Garde

By Glenn Adamson | December 6, 2024

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Tired of Today’s Tech: Writing Historical Fiction in a Technocratic American Present

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A little treat for Caro-heads: Bryan Cranston reads from <em>The Power Broker.</em>

A little treat for Caro-heads: Bryan Cranston reads from The Power Broker.

By James Folta | December 3, 2024

On World AIDS Day What Does It Mean to Live in a Culture Defined By Virality?

On World AIDS Day What Does It Mean to Live in a Culture Defined By Virality?

Heather McCalden on World AIDS Day, Ribbons, and Viruses

By Heather McCalden | December 2, 2024

A Riveting, Timeless Journey Through the Afterlife: Inside the World of Dante’s <em>Divine Comedy</em>

A Riveting, Timeless Journey Through the Afterlife: Inside the World of Dante’s Divine Comedy

Michael Palma on the Contemporary Relevance of Italian Literature’s Founding Masterpiece

By Michael Palma | December 2, 2024

“Closer To a Pet.” How Women Were Viewed by 19th-Century America

“Closer To a Pet.” How Women Were Viewed by 19th-Century America

Stephanie Gorton on the Systematic Sexism That Inspired American Women to Fight Back

By Stephanie Gorton | November 26, 2024

What Young Journalists Can Learn From Ta-Nehisi Coates’s <em>The Message</em>

What Young Journalists Can Learn From Ta-Nehisi Coates’s The Message

Aaron Boehmer on Coates’s Journalistic Politic

By Aaron Boehmer | November 25, 2024

How the Ancient Sumerians Created the World’s First Writing System

How the Ancient Sumerians Created the World’s First Writing System

Bartle Bull on the Mesopotamian Origins of Modern Civilization

By Bartle Bull | November 22, 2024

On the Fragility of American Democracy... and the Power of Young Black Activists to Save It

On the Fragility of American Democracy... and the Power of Young Black Activists to Save It

Rita Omokha on the 2024 Election and What History Shows Us

By Rita Omokha | November 21, 2024

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