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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)
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Divided Providence

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

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

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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

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The Creator’s Code

Are humans alone in their ability to make art?

Are humans alone in their ability to make art?

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All Talk

Ease of communication will not save us

Ease of communication will not save us

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Barbarity at the Bataclan

A chilling account of darkness in the City of Light

A chilling account of darkness in the City of Light

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Heart of Semi-Darkness

A writer’s delectable quest for rare flavors

A writer’s delectable quest for rare flavors

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Masters of Horror and Magic

The German folklorists who helped build a nation

The German folklorists who helped build a nation

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For Want of Touch

The astonishing breadth of our passions

The astonishing breadth of our passions

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Imperiled Planet

The ecological havoc we’ve wrought

The ecological havoc we’ve wrought

Photo of Frank Lloyd Wright

He Contained Multitudes

Exploring the psychology of an iconoclastic architect

Exploring the psychology of an iconoclastic architect

Illustration of the body

How We Work

An anatomical tour of what it means to be human

An anatomical tour of what it means to be human

Downsized Living

Escaping the city, a writer finds contentment in a small town

Escaping the city, a writer finds contentment in a small town

Sunset over Gettysburg battlefield

Rising Again

A writer finds much that hasn’t changed in the former Confederacy

A writer finds much that hasn’t changed in the former Confederacy

Red rock formations in the desert are interspersed with cacti and brush

Bonanza of Greed

Myths and lies will, if we let them, spell the end of the public domain

Myths and lies will, if we let them, spell the end of the public domain

Two women stand side-by-side in front of a stand of trees. The woman on the left is dressed in a light-colored coat., while the one on the right wears black.

Southern Secrets

Three very different women haunted by the past

Three very different women haunted by the past

A man in a suit with a red tie and sunglasses stands next to two soldiers in U.S. uniform. They are filmed by a third man.

The Difficult Diplomat

A highly flawed man who brought peace and controversy

A highly flawed man who brought peace and controversy

Two women console one another one the footsteps of a church.

What Makes Us Better

Two books explore whether morality is innate or learned

Two books explore whether morality is innate or learned

An illuminated tunnel strewn with construction equipment

Plumbing the Depths

A writer explores the world beneath our feet

A writer explores the world beneath our feet

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