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The Problematic Myth of Florence Nightingale

The Problematic Myth of Florence Nightingale

Sarah DiGregorio on the Little-Known, Radical History of Nursing and the Danger of Biases in Medicine Today

By Sarah DiGregorio | May 2, 2023

The Storming of Caesars Palace: On 50 Years of Progress Won By Black Mothers

The Storming of Caesars Palace: On 50 Years of Progress Won By Black Mothers

Annaliese Gerlick Revisits Storming Caesars Palace, 18 Years Later

By Annelise Orleck | May 1, 2023

In Search of My Long Lost Father: The Crown Prince of Chinatown

In Search of My Long Lost Father: The Crown Prince of Chinatown

Ava Chin on Growing Up Without Knowing Half Your Family

By Ava Chin | May 1, 2023

David Grann: Diving Into History, the Trials of a Sea Voyage, and Sailing the Gulf of Pain

David Grann: Diving Into History, the Trials of a Sea Voyage, and Sailing the Gulf of Pain

In Conversation with Mitchell Kaplan on The Literary Life

By The Literary Life | April 28, 2023

The Vietnam War, 50 Years On: A Reading List

The Vietnam War, 50 Years On: A Reading List

George Black Recommends Frederick Logevall, Lien-Hang T. Nguyen, and More

By George Black | April 28, 2023

No Human Contact: On Solitary Confinement’s Origins as a Tool for Handling Mental Illness

No Human Contact: On Solitary Confinement’s Origins as a Tool for Handling Mental Illness

Pete Earley Recommends Five Important Books on Incarceration

By Pete Earley | April 27, 2023

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Searching for Sacred Landscapes: On Finding the Sublime in Solitude

By James Canton | April 26, 2023

Simon Winchester on the Seemingly Magical Way Knowledge is Now Transmitted

By Keen On | April 26, 2023

The 80-Pound Rule and How Youth Sports Hurt Kids’ Bodies

By Virginia Sole-Smith | April 26, 2023

If he were alive today, would former librarian Mao Zedong be a men’s rights YouTube star?

If he were alive today, would former librarian Mao Zedong be a men’s rights YouTube star?

By Jonny Diamond | April 25, 2023

How Centuries-Old Knowledge of the Natural World Can Save Lives

How Centuries-Old Knowledge of the Natural World Can Save Lives

Simon Winchester on the Uses and Evolution of Ways of Knowing

By Simon Winchester | April 25, 2023

“A Bright Stellate Object, a Small Angled Sphere.” On Migraines and Scotoma

“A Bright Stellate Object, a Small Angled Sphere.” On Migraines and Scotoma

Brian Dillon Considers the Restless Geometry of Blind Spots

By Brian Dillon | April 25, 2023

On the Wild West of Internet Regulations and the Birth of Pornhub

On the Wild West of Internet Regulations and the Birth of Pornhub

Kelsy Burke: The Internet Is for Porn

By Kelsy Burke | April 25, 2023

Feral, Beautiful and Free: Sarah Cypher on Turkish Cats

Feral, Beautiful and Free: Sarah Cypher on Turkish Cats

Also, They’re Not Actually Agents of the Devil

By Sarah Cypher | April 25, 2023

Peter Frankopan on What We Can Learn From History About Today’s Environmental Crisis

Peter Frankopan on What We Can Learn From History About Today’s Environmental Crisis

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | April 25, 2023

<em>Black Shakespeare</em>: Ian Smith on Systematic Whiteness and Transforming the Way We Interpret Shakespeare

Black Shakespeare: Ian Smith on Systematic Whiteness and Transforming the Way We Interpret Shakespeare

From The History of Literature Podcast with Jacke Wilson

By History of Literature | April 24, 2023

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