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Flashes of Brilliance: The 19th-Century Innovations That Shaped Modern Photography

Flashes of Brilliance: The 19th-Century Innovations That Shaped Modern Photography

Anika Burgess on Daguerreotypes, William Henry Fox Talbot, and Darkroom Dangers

By Anika Burgess | July 17, 2025

The Defense Department wants to ban hundreds of books. Here are the weirdest titles.

The Defense Department wants to ban hundreds of books. Here are the weirdest titles.

By Brittany Allen | July 16, 2025

Nature’s Strangest Psychedelic is Everywhere: The Ever-Surprising History of DMT

Nature’s Strangest Psychedelic is Everywhere: The Ever-Surprising History of DMT

Andrew R. Gallimore on the Alien Power of a Revolutionary Drug

By Andrew R. Gallimore | July 16, 2025

Muscle Beach: Surfing with Bonnie Tsui

Muscle Beach: Surfing with Bonnie Tsui

Mickie Meinhardt Profiles the Author of “On Muscle,” on a Surfboard

By Mickie Meinhardt | July 16, 2025

With Love, Dad: On Finally Meeting My Father, the Novelist Austin Clarke

With Love, Dad: On Finally Meeting My Father, the Novelist Austin Clarke

Darcy Ballantyne on the Long Process of Getting to Know an Enigmatic Father

By Darcy Ballantyne | July 16, 2025

How Belle Époque Paris Captured the Hearts of American Travelers and Artists

How Belle Époque Paris Captured the Hearts of American Travelers and Artists

Jennifer Dasal on the French Capital's 19th-Century Architectural and Cultural Revival

By Jennifer Dasal | July 16, 2025

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Algorithm On Fleek: How TikTok is Transforming the English Language

Algorithm On Fleek: How TikTok is Transforming the English Language

Adam Aleksic Explores the Evolution of Popular Vernacular, From the Middle Ages to the Contemporary Era

By Adam Aleksic | July 15, 2025

In From the Margins: On Letting the Roma Narrate Their Own Story

In From the Margins: On Letting the Roma Narrate Their Own Story

Madeline Potter Explores the Development of Romani Culture and Identity Across Europe

By Madeline Potter | July 15, 2025

Growing Your Wild Garden: On Nature As a Companion, Not a Competitor

Growing Your Wild Garden: On Nature As a Companion, Not a Competitor

Richard Mabey Considers the Relationship Between the Human and Natural Worlds

By Richard Mabey | July 15, 2025

Nature’s Infinite Possibilities: Exploring the World’s Many Ways of Knowing

Nature’s Infinite Possibilities: Exploring the World’s Many Ways of Knowing

Mari Andrew: “With all that extra free space to wiggle around in science, philosophy, and magic, who knows what we’ll discover?”

By Mari Andrew | July 15, 2025

Dear Fanny, Don’t Worry, I Know You’re Dead

Dear Fanny, Don’t Worry, I Know You’re Dead

Ezra Fox on Working With Fanny Howe on Her Last Book

By Ezra Fox | July 14, 2025

Following the Poet’s Path: A Daughter’s Journey to Japan In Search of Closure

Following the Poet’s Path: A Daughter’s Journey to Japan In Search of Closure

Rebecca Chace on Matsuo Bashō and the Life and Death of Her Mother, the Poet Jean Valentine

By Rebecca Chace | July 14, 2025

The Politics of Care and Resistance in the Work of a Forgotten Pulitzer Prize-Winner

The Politics of Care and Resistance in the Work of a Forgotten Pulitzer Prize-Winner

Finding Hope in the Stories of Zona Gale

By Deborah Williams | July 14, 2025

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