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How LEGO Marked and Marketed the Fall of the Berlin Wall

How LEGO Marked and Marketed the Fall of the Berlin Wall

Jens Andersen on a Toy Company’s Role in Commemorating History

By Jens Andersen | November 22, 2022

The Ugly Truth About French Colonization of Central Africa

The Ugly Truth About French Colonization of Central Africa

J.P. Daughton in Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | November 22, 2022

“A Preservative of a Sense of Jewish Identity.” How the Six-Day War Transformed American Jews’ Relationship to Israel

“A Preservative of a Sense of Jewish Identity.” How the Six-Day War Transformed American Jews’ Relationship to Israel

Eric Alterman on the Rise of Zionism and a Revitalization of Judaism

By Eric Alterman | November 22, 2022

Just Passing Through: On Milton Gendel’s Seven-Decade Roman Holiday

Just Passing Through: On Milton Gendel’s Seven-Decade Roman Holiday

Cullen Murphy Shares the Writer’s Interactions with Josephine Baker, Gore Vidal, Princess Margaret and More

By Cullen Murphy | November 21, 2022

How Scientists’ Misguided Utopian Theories of Biological Selection Defined the 20th Century

How Scientists’ Misguided Utopian Theories of Biological Selection Defined the 20th Century

Adam Rutherford on the Dark History and Troubling Legacy of Eugenics

By Adam Rutherford | November 21, 2022

How Jane Austen Almost Walked Away From Writing

How Jane Austen Almost Walked Away From Writing

Anna Beer Ponders the Possible Loss of a Literary Icon

By Anna Beer | November 18, 2022

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Katherine Harvey on Erotic Expressions in Medieval Literature

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Moral Panics Never Go Out of Style: On the Corrosive Effects of the Culture Wars

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Arlene Stein Considers the Racism and Homophobia at the Heart of Conservative Activism

By Arlene Stein | November 16, 2022

What If... Listicles Are Actually an Ancient Form of Writing and Narrative?

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James Vincent on One of Humanity’s Oldest Writing Systems

By James Vincent | November 16, 2022

The Problem with Calling Nature “Wild”

The Problem with Calling Nature “Wild”

“When you seek wildness, where, precisely, do you go?”

By Phillip Vannini and April Vannini | November 16, 2022

A Brief History of the Attempts to Unionize Walmart

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Rick Wartzman on the Behemoth’s Antipathy Toward Organized Labor

By Rick Wartzman | November 16, 2022

How Living in Naples Changed Shirley Hazzard’s Life

How Living in Naples Changed Shirley Hazzard’s Life

“If you come to live there, come to know it, you will live in other times.”

By Brigitta Olubas | November 15, 2022

A Brief Excavation of the Bows, Arrows, and Chariots in King Tut’s Tomb

A Brief Excavation of the Bows, Arrows, and Chariots in King Tut’s Tomb

Toby Wilkinson Examines 18th-Dynasty Egyptian Technology

By Toby Wilkinson | November 15, 2022

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