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01/19/2023

John Coast

a modernist experiment in biography/a challenging experience in legacy

by Scott Anthony

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10/24/2022

When Antisemitism Happens to Good People

When antisemitism is rooted in ignorance

by David Stromberg

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03/26/2020

Before It’s Too Late

Unpacking the Munich Agreement with P.E. Caquet

by Arvind Dilawar

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02/21/2019

A Brief Escape

Reflections on the film Brief Encounter

by Matt Hanson

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12/02/2018

Steal This Book

Grasping the Thoreauvian revolution

by Daniel Vollaro

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10/29/2015

The Girl From Krakow

World War II, up close and from a distance

by Kelly Cherry

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03/10/2014

The Other Dream Team

The amazing story of the 1992 Lithuanian Olympic basketball team.

by Matt Blitz

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09/30/2013

Context and Crucifixes

Jewish Jesus Christ

by Morgan Meis

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10/01/2012

From Gossip to War Glamour

Photography turning war into theater

by James Polchin

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10/03/2011

World Views

Lyonel Feininger’s shadow cities

by James Polchin

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