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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

Invisible Ink

Giving center page to an era’s forgotten writers

Giving center page to an era’s forgotten writers

Chain Gang

The personalities behind one of Rome’s greatest treasures

The personalities behind one of Rome’s greatest treasures

The Jazz Singer

A new biography of an American legend

A new biography of an American legend

Our Pets, Our Plates

In defense of the furred and the hoofed

In defense of the furred and the hoofed

We’ve Gone Mainstream

Latinos are invisible no more

Latinos are invisible no more

Acting Out

One tortuous journey from stage to screen

One tortuous journey from stage to screen

The Choice Is Ours

Survival of the most meaningful

Survival of the most meaningful

The Quest for Cather

When subjects play hard to get

When subjects play hard to get

Thunder in Her Head

A new biography of a master choreographer

A new biography of a master choreographer

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