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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

Wide World

An essayist and activist who makes eloquent connections

An essayist and activist who makes eloquent connections

The Meandering Naturalist

Magical Mind

Albert Einstein’s life

Albert Einstein’s life

Dismantling the Dream

Happy Talk

What did we know about joy, and when did we know it?

What did we know about joy, and when did we know it?

The Impulse to Exclude

Ralph Ellison wrote one great novel and then lived a life that is hard to admire

Ralph Ellison wrote one great novel and then lived a life that is hard to admire

Hearsay

From the divinely inspired to the pathological, a history of auditory hallucination

From the divinely inspired to the pathological, a history of auditory hallucination

An Epic in Flux

Gilgamesh, the world’s first great literary work, is still being pieced together

Gilgamesh, the world’s first great literary work, is still being pieced together

Design Problem

Does the internal physiology of animals imply a harmony of structure and function?

Does the internal physiology of animals imply a harmony of structure and function?

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