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How the Labor of Enslaved Black Men Built the White House

How the Labor of Enslaved Black Men Built the White House

Corey Mead on the Construction of America's New Capital City

By Corey Mead | June 5, 2024

How Astrology Helped Kings and Commoners Alike Make Sense of the World

How Astrology Helped Kings and Commoners Alike Make Sense of the World

Tabitha Stanmore on the Centuries-Old Tradition of Looking to the Stars For Answers

By Tabitha Stanmore | June 4, 2024

How Geraldine Stutz Personified the Mid-Century Professional Woman

How Geraldine Stutz Personified the Mid-Century Professional Woman

Julie Satow on the Early Career of a Future Icon of Fashion and Business

By Julie Satow | June 4, 2024

What It’s Like to Encounter a Shark When You’re Sailing Alone on the Open Ocean

What It’s Like to Encounter a Shark When You’re Sailing Alone on the Open Ocean

Richard J. King Tells Some Legendary Tales of Sailor-Meets-Ancient Oceanic Predator

By Richard J. King | May 31, 2024

An abridged timeline of <em>Gatsby</em> adaptations.

An abridged timeline of Gatsby adaptations.

Who's the greatest Gatsby of them all?

By Brittany Allen | May 30, 2024

“Invasion is a Structure Not an Event.” On Settler Colonialism and Joseph Conrad’s <em>Heart of Darkness</em>

“Invasion is a Structure Not an Event.” On Settler Colonialism and Joseph Conrad’s Heart of Darkness

Robert G. Parkinson on Historicizing Imperial Encounters at Home and Abroad

By Robert G. Parkinson | May 29, 2024

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A protest newspaper is gaining traction. But what's next for The New York War Crimes?

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How Willa Cather Chronicled the Development of American Theater

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Respectability Be Damned: How the Harlem Renaissance Paved the Way for Art by Black Nonbelievers

By Anthony B. Pinn | May 24, 2024

Unapologetically Free: A Personal Declaration of Independence From the Formerly Enslaved

Unapologetically Free: A Personal Declaration of Independence From the Formerly Enslaved

Abolitionist and Writer John Swanson Jacobs on Reclaiming Liberty In a Land of Unfreedom

By John Swanson Jacobs | May 24, 2024

Libraries rule, cops drool: Today's the birthday of both NYC’s libraries and police.

Libraries rule, cops drool: Today's the birthday of both NYC’s libraries and police.

By James Folta | May 23, 2024

A More Imperfect Union: How Differing National Visions Divided the North and the South

A More Imperfect Union: How Differing National Visions Divided the North and the South

Alan Taylor on the Fragile Facade of Republicanism in 19th Century America

By Alan Taylor | May 21, 2024

What Happens When You Live Strictly According to the Original Constitution in Present Day New York City?

What Happens When You Live Strictly According to the Original Constitution in Present Day New York City?

In Which A.J. Jacobs Carries a Musket Around Manhattan

By A.J. Jacobs | May 16, 2024

What Comes For Us All: Read Elias Canetti on the Many Guises of Death

What Comes For Us All: Read Elias Canetti on the Many Guises of Death

On Those Who End Life and Those Whose Lives End

By Elias Canetti | May 16, 2024

The Yinzers of Glasgow: On the Scottish Origins of Pittsburgh’s Unique Dialect

The Yinzers of Glasgow: On the Scottish Origins of Pittsburgh’s Unique Dialect

Ed Simon Demystifies and Reclaims Pittsburghese

By Ed Simon | May 15, 2024

“I Enjoy It Somethin’ Terrible.” Studs Terkel Talks to Babe Secoli About Her Work as a Supermarket Checker

“I Enjoy It Somethin’ Terrible.” Studs Terkel Talks to Babe Secoli About Her Work as a Supermarket Checker

From “Working,” the Classic Oral History of Americans' Working Lives

By Studs Terkel | May 15, 2024

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