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White Sugar, Black Bodies: How Slavery Fueled an 18th-Century British Obsession

White Sugar, Black Bodies: How Slavery Fueled an 18th-Century British Obsession

Mathelinda Nabugodi Explores the Violent Shared History of a Popular Consumer Product and Colonial Power in the Caribbean

By Mathelinda Nabugodi | July 29, 2025

The Surprising Power of Piet Mondrian’s Lesser-Known Early Paintings

The Surprising Power of Piet Mondrian’s Lesser-Known Early Paintings

Nicholas Fox Weber Reflects on Mondrian’s Still Lifes and Black-and-White Work

By Nicholas Fox Weber | October 25, 2024

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Ed Simon Considers the Phenomenon of Killing Yourself (and Others) in the Name of Literature

By Ed Simon | September 27, 2024

Byron and Borgia: A Meditation on an Impossible Encounter

Byron and Borgia: A Meditation on an Impossible Encounter

Poet-in-Residence for “Byron 200” Scarlett Sabet Considers Two Passionate Souls Separated by Centuries

By Scarlett Sabet | June 14, 2024

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On the Serious Business of 19th-Century Fairy Paintings

Jennifer Higgie Considers the Significance of a Mystical Artistic Tradition

By Jennifer Higgie | January 5, 2024

Lisa Gornick and Alice Elliott Dark on Altered States of Consciousness and Our (More than Five) Senses

Lisa Gornick and Alice Elliott Dark on Altered States of Consciousness and Our (More than Five) Senses

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