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Game Changer
On the mismatched sporting advice of Clair Bee and John R. Tunis.
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The Rest Is History
Socialism, supernaturalism, and a Bronze Age settlement.
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July 03, 2023
Ignorant, Pigheaded, and Perverse
Brenda Wineapple and Lewis H. Lapham review the impeachment of Andrew Johnson.
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June 30, 2023
The Rest Is History
Folk etymologies, guilty pleasures, and an ancient fruit pizza.
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June 16, 2023
The Rest Is History
Toxic boyfriends, cottagecore, and a wandering courtyard.
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June 12, 2023
National Treasure
How the tea utensils used by early modern practitioners of chanoyu became a tool of Japanese nationalism.
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August 07, 2023
Monumental Mistakes
2023:
Fitness instructor carves his girlfriend’s name into the Colosseum.
c. 1850:
Thompson of Sunderland makes his mark on Pompey’s pillar.
May 22, 2023
Revolutionary Lovebirds
2023:
Writers on strike search for romance at the picket line.
c. 1945:
Young communists engage in party matchmaking.