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Toby Lester

Toby Lester is a contributing editor of The Atlantic and Boston and the author of Da Vinci's Ghost and The Fourth Part of the World.

Soaring Ambitions

Soaring Ambitions

Early hot-air balloonists ascended to previously unimaginable heights, stirring humanity’s sense of perspective and possibility

by Toby Lester | Thursday, September 05, 2013
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Armchair Travelers

The Renaissance writers and humanists Petrarch and Boccaccio turned to geography to understand the works of antiquity

by Toby Lester | Tuesday, September 01, 2009
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2nd Look

The 12 Best British Detective Shows To Watch This Halloween

by Our Editors

With so many high-quality TV shows available to stream these days, we have a particular soft spot for British mystery shows, mainly recent ones, but also a few from the golden age of detection. Think murder, lace curtains, and quiet country villages. Our favorites range from a 1980s adaptation of Miss Marple to the latest Sherlock Holmes series, proving that some golden ages are destined to continue.