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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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Island Royalty

A new biography of a Caribbean revolutionary

A new biography of a Caribbean revolutionary

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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

Survival Situation

The debate over evolution and its discoverer

The debate over evolution and its discoverer

The Rescuer

In search of the Underground Railroad’s legendary conductor

In search of the Underground Railroad’s legendary conductor

Facing the Facts

An antiquated take on antiquity

An antiquated take on antiquity

Numbers Game

A novelist’s indictment of how we account for our history

A novelist’s indictment of how we account for our history

Born to Be Wild

One founding family’s centuries-long journey

One founding family’s centuries-long journey

Uncontacted

Indigenous civilizations thrived long before Europeans showed up

Indigenous civilizations thrived long before Europeans showed up

Acting Out

One tortuous journey from stage to screen

One tortuous journey from stage to screen

Hometown Heroes

What if the goal is not to make it out of the neighborhood?

What if the goal is not to make it out of the neighborhood?

Thought Experimenter

Will AI really make our world better?

Will AI really make our world better?

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