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The Legend of “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow”

The Legend of “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow”

Phillip Lopate on the Enduring Legacy of Washington Irving’s Most Famous Short Story

By Phillip Lopate | September 11, 2026

The War on Terror Through the Eyes of Queer Afghan Refugees

The War on Terror Through the Eyes of Queer Afghan Refugees

Steven W. Thrasher Reflects on 9/11 and Its Aftermath Through Reading No God But Us and The Sense of Brown

By Steven W. Thrasher | September 11, 2026

On the Forgotten Enslavement of Native Americans and Its Central Role in US History

On the Forgotten Enslavement of Native Americans and Its Central Role in US History

From Linford D. Fisher’s Cundill Prize-Shortlisted Stealing America

By Linford D. Fisher | September 11, 2026

121 years ago, Russian printers went on strike over commas.

121 years ago, Russian printers went on strike over commas.

By James Folta | September 10, 2026

Neither Bone Nor Stone: Why the US Constitution Was Meant to be Amended

Neither Bone Nor Stone: Why the US Constitution Was Meant to be Amended

From Jill Lepore’s Cundill Prize-Shortlisted We the People

By Jill Lepore | September 10, 2026

What Weimar Berlin’s Most Famous Plays Revealed About Artistic Freedom

What Weimar Berlin’s Most Famous Plays Revealed About Artistic Freedom

Wendy Lesser on the Slow Rise of Nazism and Its Impact on German Theater

By Wendy Lesser | September 9, 2026

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How Fordism and Fascism Gave Birth to Modern Car Culture

How Fordism and Fascism Gave Birth to Modern Car Culture

The Zetkin Collective Explores the Intersections of Economic Practice and Authoritarianism in the 20th Century

By The Zetkin Collective | September 4, 2026

Latin America’s Agrarian Novels Chronicled the Birth of a New World

Latin America’s Agrarian Novels Chronicled the Birth of a New World

Ericka Beckman on How These 1920s Spanish Novels Reshaped Land and Labor

By Ericka Beckman | September 4, 2026

On Edmond Albius, the Enslaved Man Who Pioneered the Pollination of Vanilla

On Edmond Albius, the Enslaved Man Who Pioneered the Pollination of Vanilla

From Eric T. Jennings’s Cundill Prize-Shortlisted Vanilla: The History of an Extraordinary Bean

By Eric T. Jennings | September 4, 2026

How the Fanatical Legion of Mary Secreted Young Girls Away to Toil in Ireland’s Magdalene Laundries

How the Fanatical Legion of Mary Secreted Young Girls Away to Toil in Ireland’s Magdalene Laundries

From Louise Brangan's Cundill Prize-Shortlisted The Fallen: The Lost Girls of Ireland’s Magdalene Laundries and a Legacy of Silence

By Louise Brangan | September 4, 2026

Remembering Gloria Steinem, author and agent of the second wave.

Remembering Gloria Steinem, author and agent of the second wave.

By Brittany Allen | September 3, 2026

The Latest Literary Scam: Emailing the Long-Dead Legends of 20th-Century Literature

The Latest Literary Scam: Emailing the Long-Dead Legends of 20th-Century Literature

Adam Hochschild on Getting an Email Addressed to George Orwell

By Adam Hochschild | September 3, 2026

Inside the Tumultuous Private Life of Muhammad Ali Jinnah, Founder of Pakistan

Inside the Tumultuous Private Life of Muhammad Ali Jinnah, Founder of Pakistan

From Sam Dalrymple’s Cundill Prize-Shortlisted Shattered Lands

By Sam Dalrymple | September 3, 2026

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