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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

The Homesick Composer

Sergei Rachmaninoff may have taken American citizenship in 1943, but his heart and soul remained in his Russian past

Sergei Rachmaninoff may have taken American citizenship in 1943, but his heart and soul remained in his Russian past

The Creature Eating Its Tail

From progress to death wish

From progress to death wish

Heavy Mettle

A story of oppression and resilience

A story of oppression and resilience

Bodies Grotesque and Beautiful

Searching for aesthetics and meaning in the monstrous

Searching for aesthetics and meaning in the monstrous

Air Show

What the rise of an NBA superstar tells us about ourselves

What the rise of an NBA superstar tells us about ourselves

All Dolled Up

How American Girl transformed the doll world—and why millennials love it so

How American Girl transformed the doll world—and why millennials love it so

Thought Experimenters

Making sense of a broken world

Making sense of a broken world

The Late Bloomer

Reconstructing a private poet’s life

Reconstructing a private poet’s life

Naturalists Unknown

Lives marked by discovery and erasure

Lives marked by discovery and erasure

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