When Bees Discover the Scientists Who Dedicated Their Lives to Studying Them

When Bees Discover the Scientists Who Dedicated Their Lives to Studying Them

From Peter Kuper’s Illustrated Natural History, “Insectopolis”

By Peter Kuper | May 16, 2025

One great short story to read today: Isaac Asimov,

One great short story to read today: Isaac Asimov, "Nightfall"

By Gabrielle Bellot | May 15, 2025

Monica Macansantos on Finding Her Voice and Reuniting with Her Father Through Used Books

Monica Macansantos on Finding Her Voice and Reuniting with Her Father Through Used Books

The Author of “Returning to My Father’s Kitchen” Recalls Visiting Book Markets in the Philippines

By Monica Macansantos | May 15, 2025

The Woman With the Axe: On Fu Hao, Ancient China’s Warrior Queen

The Woman With the Axe: On Fu Hao, Ancient China’s Warrior Queen

Rachel McCarthy James Examines Gender, Power and Violence in the Shang Dynasty

By Rachel McCarthy James | May 15, 2025

Does the Supreme Court <em>Really</em> Just Run on Vibes Now?

Does the Supreme Court Really Just Run on Vibes Now?

Leah Litman Explains the Legal Theories Weaponized by Conservative Justices Against the Administrative State

By Leah Litman | May 15, 2025

How Language Evolved Out of Cultural Exchange Between Europe and the Near East

How Language Evolved Out of Cultural Exchange Between Europe and the Near East

Laura Spinney on the Development of Early Human Civilization Across Eurasia

By Laura Spinney | May 15, 2025

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Enjoying the Sweet Stink of The Gilded Age in the Age of Billionaires

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What to read next if you loved <em>Sinners.</em>

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Here are the guest editors (and covers) for the Best American Series 2025.

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Drafting <em>Mrs. Dalloway</em>: How Virginia Woolf Started Her Masterpiece

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100 Book Covers for <em>Mrs. Dalloway</em>

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Why the World’s First Celebrity Sex Therapist Had to Flee the Nazis

Why the World’s First Celebrity Sex Therapist Had to Flee the Nazis

Daniel Brook on Dr. Magnus Hirschfeld a Queer Pioneer of the Study of Human Sexuality

By Daniel Brook | May 14, 2025

And If This Is(n’t) the End of the World? Why We Dread—and Desire—Apocalypse

And If This Is(n’t) the End of the World? Why We Dread—and Desire—Apocalypse

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