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  1. art and soul
    6 Artists Reimagine Monuments on the National Mall“Beyond Granite: Pulling Together” honors the people and events whose history had yet to be etched in stone in Washington.
    By Tariro Mzezewa
  2. history
    Ms. Magazine Turns 50Looking back at half a century of truth-telling and rebelling.
    By the Editors at Ms.
  3. history
    This Pride Month, Can We Talk About Abolition?Amid the corporate pandering, queer abolitionist poet Christopher Soto reminds us that Pride is still protest.
    By Katja Vujić
  4. all in the family
    When the Guardian of Family History Is Gone, What Then?Four descendants of Holocaust survivors on the influence of their relatives’ legacies.
    By Hannah Orenstein
  5. history
    Harriet Tubman’s Lost Family Home Has Finally Been FoundArchaeologists say they’ve discovered the site where the abolitionist’s family lived in the early 1800s.
    By Amanda Arnold
  6. nightlife
    How Will We Remember Gay Bars?Jeremy Atherton Lin’s new book maps the loss of queer nightlife.
    By Maggie Lange
  7. the cut podcast
    Do You Actually Miss Yoga Studios?On this week’s episode, the tension between yoga’s spiritual roots and capitalist promise.
    By the Cut
  8. photography
    A Cinephile’s Dream-Travel Bucket ListThe Accidentally Wes Anderson Instagram account is releasing a book.
    By Emily Burns
  9. culture
    A Brief History of Female HorninessExpressed through 12 songs.
    By Sangeeta Singh-Kurtz
  10. write it
    Writing Historical Fiction As History Repeats ItselfLiving through the urgency of this moment, I’ve found that writing parts of my novel required something more of me.
    By Anissa Gray
  11. the bigger picture
    100 Years of Hygge, IlluminatedThe rich history of Danish lighting design from 1920 to now.
    By Zoe Juanitas
  12. weddings
    Wedding Websites Say They’ll Finally Stop Glorifying PlantationsUntil now, the wedding industry has had few qualms about repurposing sites of historical atrocities as venues for fairytale romance.
    By Anna Silman
  13. the bigger picture
    A Love Letter to MexicoFrom the former director of Elle España.
    By Zoe Juanitas
  14. the bigger picture
    Before There Were Instagram Filters, There Was Kodachrome700,000 anonymous photo slides form a nostalgic picture of mid-century domesticity.
    By Anne Cruz
  15. fashion
    What Are These Fuzzy Hats on The Crown?A truly bonkers ’60s-style moment.
    By Sangeeta Singh-Kurtz
  16. the cut on tuesdays
    When Your Dream Wedding Includes an Informative Bus TourEve L. Ewing takes us along for the ride on this week’s Cut podcast.
    By the Cut
  17. cringe
    Naomi Wolf’s Nightmare Continues ApaceHer publisher pushed back the release date after “new questions” arose about the contentious book.
    By Claire Lampen
  18. tv
    Please Stop Taking Selfies at Chernobyl, Requests Series CreatorIs that really so hard?
    By Hannah Gold
  19. whoops
    Here’s an Actual Nightmare: Naomi Wolf Learning On-Air That Her Book Is WrongSomewhere in the pantheon of anxiety dreams near “showing up to work naked” is “learning on-air that your book is totally wrong.”
    By Yelena Dzhanova
  20. hot presidents
    What’s Going on With This Sexy Shirtless Lincoln Statue?It lives outside of a courthouse in L.A., and is official government property.
    By Opheli Garcia Lawler
  21. nuns
    Medieval Nun Faked Her Own Death to Pursue ‘Carnal Lust’Joan of Leeds pulled off the elaborate scheme described as “cunning” and “nefarious” by an archbishop.
    By Opheli Garcia Lawler
  22. talking to
    What Can The Favourite and Mary Queen of Scots Teach Us About Sex?In pre-modern times, same-sex intimacy was an accepted part of the culture.
    By Anna Silman
  23. history
    Did Mary, Queen of Scots Really Wear All of Those Earrings?Investigating a costume-drama mystery.
    By Gabriella Paiella
  24. power
    Stacey Abrams’s Win Is Just the BeginningHer victory is a lesson in how to break the rules of politics.
    By Brittany Packnett
  25. look book
    The Historian Who Loves Architecture“I’m kind of an architecture nerd and carry around the 1978 AIA Guide to New York architecture.”
    By Alexis Swerdloff
  26. landmark court cases
    Linda Brown of Brown v. Board of Education Has Died“Sixty-four years ago, a young girl from Topeka brought a case that ended segregation in public schools in America.”
    By Amanda Arnold
  27. gallery
    The 16-Year-Old Algerian Artist Who Influenced Picasso and MatisseBaya was discovered at age 16.
    By Jane Drinkard
  28. mysteries
    New Clues About the Fate of Amelia EarhartA new study suggests the bones found on the island of Nikumaroro in 1940 belong to the famous aviator.
    By Madeleine Aggeler
  29. stoneman shooting
    Who Was Marjory Stoneman Douglas?She fought for women’s right to vote and the conservation of the Everglades.
    By Amanda Arnold
  30. progress
    Wineglasses Are 7 Times the Size They Used to BeFinally, some good news.
    By Gabriella Paiella
  31. Seeking Emotional Moderation in an Age of ExtremesIn praise of temperance, an old-timey trait with modern-day applications.
    By Cindy Lamothe
  32. Why ‘Just Relax’ Has Always Been Bad Advice for Women Looking to Get PregnantConnecting stress to infertility is a medical belief with a long, sexist history.
    By Olivia Campbell
  33. The 1930s Scientist Who Popularized a Terrifying Brain SurgeryA brief, unsettling history of the lobotomy.
    By Jennifer Wright
  34. history
    Maybe Booze Catalyzed Human CultureBecause what’s a feast without a couple beverages?
    By Drake Baer
  35. herstory
    New Study Reveals Anne Frank Could Have Been Discovered by AccidentResearchers think it’s possible the family wasn’t betrayed.
    By Jenni Miller
  36. religion
    Why Psychology Is Such a Young ScienceWhen the soul becomes the mind.
    By Drake Baer
  37. Before Social Media, Parents Showed Off Their Kids at ‘Baby Shows’With prizes for cutest baby, fattest baby, and even best set of multiples.
    By Cari Romm
  38. identity
    Mirrors Turned People Into IndividualistsWhat your reflection does to you.
    By Drake Baer
  39. Even a Century Ago, People Were Worried About Technology Ruining RelationshipsAn old cartoon echoes some very modern anxieties.
    By Cari Romm
  40. The Long, Gross History of Using Bedbugs As MedicineA few centuries ago, they were used as medicine for pretty much everything.
    By Cari Romm
  41. The Historical Reason Men’s and Women’s Shirts Button on Opposite SidesIt dates way back to the 13th century.
    By Eva Hill and Cait Munro
  42. How the Beach Went From Terrifying Danger Zone to Beloved Vacation SpotNext time you’re sprawled out beneath an umbrella, thank the Industrial Revolution.
    By Cari Romm
  43. How Hangovers Helped Bring Us the Two-Day WeekendThank the original Sunday Funday.
    By Cari Romm
  44. Why You Swipe Left When Someone Says They Love NickelbackA new book explains how taste came to be such an important part of dating.
    By Cari Romm
  45. The Little-Known Medical History of HomesicknessIt was thought to be a dangerous, even potentially fatal, illness for many years.
    By Melissa Dahl
  46. the good old days
    Ancient Rose Ceremonies Were Way Deadlier Than The Bachelor’sChris Harrison has nothing on ancient Rome.
    By Allison P. Davis
  47. book excerpt
    What Made a Good Marriage in 1939?This rating system was an early attempt to talk scientifically about relationships.
    By Lisa Grunwald and Stephen Adler
  48. lies
    The Most Iconic Studio 54 Photo Is a Big Lie Bianca Jagger and the horse she did not ride in on.
    By Allison P. Davis
  49. Men of History, Why Did You Grow Your Beards?Mr. Darwin, why the bushy face-bush? 
    By Maggie Lange
  50. first person
    Why I Live in an All-Women Boardinghouse in New York CityJust like Joan Didion, Sylvia Plath, and Grace Kelly before me.
    By Catie L'Heureux
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