Weather Kids and Panther Cubs

Zayd Ayers Dohrn on growing up on the run and in his parents’ revolutionary shadow

For Better or for Wurst

Jamie Loftus on the wild American world of hot dogs

Learn the Ropes of Estate Sailing

Kate Davis gives advice on secondhand scores

Safe From Sin

Peter Jones on what medieval psychology can do for you

Hue and Cry

Kory Stamper on the weird ways we define color

Shotgun Ornithology

James H. McCommons on the first American efforts to save the birds

Eulogy for a Yenta

Jordy Rosenberg on his new novel, Night Night Fawn

What We Talk About When We Talk About Prehistory

Stefanos Geroulanos on how the deep past is used for political ends

The Snow Maiden

The Midwife of Black Nationalism

Ashley D. Farmer on the forgotten life of “Queen Mother” Audley Moore

Interlude: The Idea of “The West”

A brief look at a grand narrative

The Spirit of ’68

Exploding the Canon, Episode 3

Reedies Against Racism

Exploding the Canon, Episode 2

Sing, Muse

Exploding the Canon, Episode 1

Dancing the Imperial Twist

Julian Saporiti on mixing music with history as No-No Boy

Dying for Fashion

Dana Thomas on how our hunger for new clothes damages the environment and exploits workers

On the Line

Karen Pinchin on what tuna reveal about the fate of our oceans

Of Panic and Paranoia

Colin Dickey on the enduring power of secret societies and conspiracy theories

Man vs. Mosquito

Timothy Winegard on how this irritating insect changed human history—for better and for worse

The Falcon’s Odd Little Cousin

Jonathan Meiburg on the smartest bird you’ve never heard of

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