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Wing Men

Lepidopterists on the loose

Lepidopterists on the loose

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Totalitarianism in Practice

Terror as a way of life in East Germany, Poland, and Hungary

Terror as a way of life in East Germany, Poland, and Hungary

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No Sentiment

Baudelaire’s shock of the new

Baudelaire’s shock of the new

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Fantastic Visions

Not crazy, just creative

Not crazy, just creative

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Paint Fight

Two titans of art go head to head

Two titans of art go head to head

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Confounding Father

Thomas Jefferson and the economics of slavery

Thomas Jefferson and the economics of slavery

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Questions of Being

What if our minds are the ultimate reality?

What if our minds are the ultimate reality?

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Kerouac in His Own Words

An old friend explores his search for a new approach to the novel

An old friend explores his search for a new approach to the novel

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A Monster at Large

Crime, politics, and the vagaries of Japanese justice

Crime, politics, and the vagaries of Japanese justice

Old Christ Church in Alexandria. Virginia, attended by General Robert E. Lee in his youth and pictured here in 1911 (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign/Wikimedia Commons)

Divided Providence

Faith’s pivotal role in the outcome of the Civil War

Faith’s pivotal role in the outcome of the Civil War

Ideology as Anatomy

How shifting ideas about women’s bodies have affected their lives

How shifting ideas about women’s bodies have affected their lives

Island Royalty

A new biography of a Caribbean revolutionary

A new biography of a Caribbean revolutionary

The Creator’s Code

Are humans alone in their ability to make art?

Are humans alone in their ability to make art?

All Talk

Ease of communication will not save us

Ease of communication will not save us

Barbarity at the Bataclan

A chilling account of darkness in the City of Light

A chilling account of darkness in the City of Light

Heart of Semi-Darkness

A writer’s delectable quest for rare flavors

A writer’s delectable quest for rare flavors

Masters of Horror and Magic

The German folklorists who helped build a nation

The German folklorists who helped build a nation

For Want of Touch

The astonishing breadth of our passions

The astonishing breadth of our passions

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