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History
The Black Cauldron
turns 40 this year. Here's why the famous flop is worth a second look.
On bad adaptations, big expectations, and why some myths resist the big screen treatment.
By
Brittany Allen
| August 22, 2025
The Fascist History of Yoga
Stewart Home Explores the Influence of Right-Wing Ideology on the Practice of Yoga
By
Stewart Home
| August 22, 2025
The Making of America’s Frontier Mythology Was the Making of America
Paul Andrew Hutton Explores the Origins and Development of Our National Narrative
By
Paul Andrew Hutton
| August 22, 2025
Between Myth and Modernity: On Persian Stories, Identity, and the US-Iran Divide
Ryan Bani Tahmaseb Considers the Enduring Wisdom of Iranian Myths
By
Ryan Bani Tahmaseb
| August 22, 2025
On the Past and Future of Lesbian Pulp
Trish Bendix Explores the Continuum of Lesbian History and Porn
By
Trish Bendix
| August 21, 2025
Not Just a Fashion Statement: How Purses Are Used as Political Tools
Kathleen B. Casey Explores the Connection Between Black Women’s Purses and the Civil Rights Movement
By
Kathleen B. Casey
| August 21, 2025
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Crossing the Atlantic During Britain’s Darkest Hour in World War II
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Doug Most
| August 20, 2025
After Hiroshima and Nagasaki: How Allied Media Reported on the Atomic Bombs’ Devastation
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Garrett M. Graff
| August 20, 2025
Six reissued classics to get hyped for this fall.
By
Brittany Allen
| August 19, 2025
Riding to Freedom: On the Importance of the Horse in Escaping Slavery
“Horses were a part of the daily fabric of life for many enslaved Black people.”
By
Bitter Kalli
| August 19, 2025
Hiroshima at Eighty: Contemporary Literature as a Product of the Post-Nuclear World
Ed Simon Considers the Enduring Impact of the Atomic Bomb on Artistic and Literary Production
By
Ed Simon
| August 18, 2025
How We Can Achieve a Good Life Through the Help of Others
Sebastian Purcell On Finding the Path to Happiness Using Aztec Philosophy
By
Sebastian Purcell
| August 18, 2025
A Million Sour Cherry Orchards: Olia Hercules on Remembering the Ghosts of Ukraine
The Author of "Strong Roots" Paints a Portrait of Her Ancestral Land in the Wake of Russia's Invasion
By
Olia Hercules
| August 15, 2025
The Night the Warring Poet Clans of NYC Came Together in Peace
Nathan Kernan on James Schuyler’s First Public Poetry Reading
By
Nathan Kernan
| August 14, 2025
Inventing the American Revolution: On Thomas Paine’s Guide to Fighting Dictatorship
“How are free people supposed to stay free? One short answer: don’t trust anyone over thirty.”
By
Matthew Redmond
| August 13, 2025
How the AIDS Epidemic Led to the Creation of Sex Ed in America
Margaret Grace Myers on the Grim Legacy of Ronald Reagan
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Margaret Grace Myers
| August 13, 2025
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