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Cursed Mountains and Deathly Lakes: When Nature Is Explained By Myth

Cursed Mountains and Deathly Lakes: When Nature Is Explained By Myth

Adrienne Mayor Explores the Folklore and Legends Behind Natural Phenomena From Across the World

By Adrienne Mayor | October 22, 2025

On the Simple Life of Ludwig Wittgenstein and Philosophy as “Neverending Therapy”

On the Simple Life of Ludwig Wittgenstein and Philosophy as “Neverending Therapy”

Anthony Gottlieb Considers Wittgenstein’s Famous Family and His Revolutionary Approach to Philosophical Questions

By Anthony Gottlieb | October 22, 2025

The Outsize Influence of Wales on Fantasy, Music, and Movies

The Outsize Influence of Wales on Fantasy, Music, and Movies

Anna Fiteni Explores What Welsh Culture Has to Do With Fleetwood Mac, Lord of the Rings, Hayao Miyazaki, and More

By Anna Fiteni | October 22, 2025

When Tracker Tilmouth the Warlpiri People of Central Australia “Invaded” Europe

When Tracker Tilmouth the Warlpiri People of Central Australia “Invaded” Europe

Alexis Wright on Aboriginal Leader Tracker Tilmouth’s Trip to the United Nations in Geneva

By Alexis Wright | October 22, 2025

From Martinique to New York: On the Trailblazing Career of Paulette Nardal

From Martinique to New York: On the Trailblazing Career of Paulette Nardal

Keisha N. Blain Considers the Pioneering Black Women Who Fought For Human Rights On a Global Stage

By Keisha N. Blain | October 22, 2025

How Oscar Wilde finally got his library card back.

How Oscar Wilde finally got his library card back.

130 years after the British Library revoked his card-carrying privileges, Wilde's grandson got his.

By Brittany Allen | October 20, 2025

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By Joshua Blackburn | October 20, 2025

The Mild Mannered Englishman Who Was the World’s Most Prolific Ghost Hunter

By Ben Machell | October 20, 2025

How Black Labor Unions Impacted the Creation of the Stanzaic Blues Poem

By Kristin Grogan | October 20, 2025

Five Essential Books For Understanding Haitian History

Five Essential Books For Understanding Haitian History

Cundill Prize Finalist Marlene L. Daut Recommends Baron de Vastey, Jean Casimir, Louis Joseph Janvier and More

By Marlene L. Daut | October 20, 2025

A Palestinian Daughter’s Search for Connection with Her Father, Her Past, and Her Homeland

A Palestinian Daughter’s Search for Connection with Her Father, Her Past, and Her Homeland

“I am homesick, whatever home means.”

By Mai Serhan | October 17, 2025

Singing For Freedom: How Those Fleeing Slavery Found New Lives in the North

Singing For Freedom: How Those Fleeing Slavery Found New Lives in the North

Tom Zoellner on the Role of Music and Faith in the Experiences of the Formerly Enslaved

By Tom Zoellner | October 17, 2025

Anatomy of a Lynching: Racist Retribution in Owensboro, Kentucky

Anatomy of a Lynching: Racist Retribution in Owensboro, Kentucky

Sonya Lea Chronicles a Notorious Case of White Supremacist Violence in the American South

By Sonya Lea | October 16, 2025

Anna North Thinks About the Roman Empire All the Time

Anna North Thinks About the Roman Empire All the Time

The Author Explores How Learning Latin Helps Her Untangle History With the Present

By Anna North | October 15, 2025

Why is America’s First Great War of Empire Barely Remembered at Home?

Why is America’s First Great War of Empire Barely Remembered at Home?

Joe Jackson on the Legacy of the United States' Involvement in the Spanish-American War and the Philippine Revolution

By Joe Jackson | October 15, 2025

On the Terrible Toll of the Last Bloody Year of WWII

On the Terrible Toll of the Last Bloody Year of WWII

David Nasaw Delves Into the Physical and Mental Trauma of the Second World War

By David Nasaw | October 14, 2025

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