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Aping Us

Beasts behaving badly

Beasts behaving badly

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Patriot Games

Hollywood’s Red Scare

Hollywood’s Red Scare

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Harlem Notes

A writer goes uptown

A writer goes uptown

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Bard Justice

Shakespeare and the law

Shakespeare and the law

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Math & Magic

The roots of Western science

The roots of Western science

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Tangled Up in Dylan

The enduring appeal of a legendary American songwriter

The enduring appeal of a legendary American songwriter

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Ode to Joy

What makes us happy?

What makes us happy?

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Girl Power

The enigma who ruled her world

The enigma who ruled her world

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Tour de Horse

A masterly retelling of a death on the Plains

A masterly retelling of a death on the Plains

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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