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The Chameleon in the Classroom: The Chameleon in the Classroom

Helen King

By Helen King (Monthly Contributor) This is a story of illness and magic from the fourth century… Read More
A Throne Fit for a Courtesan: A Throne Fit for a Courtesan

Cara Wilson

By Catherine Hewitt (Guest Contributor) Comtesse Valtesse de la Bigne was one of 19th-century Par… Read More
Summer Reading from Emma B.: Summer Reading from Emma B.

Robin Maxwell

By Susan Hiner, Guest Contributor Bonjour! It’s me, Emma B.[1] Looking for a good book? …… Read More
Civilization in Every Pot: Civilization in Every Pot

Michael Garval

By Michael Garval (Regular Contributor) It’s said that beloved French Renaissance king Henri IV p… Read More
A Jewish Writer Revived by Her Daughters: A Jewish Writer Revived by Her Daughters

Raquelle Bostow

By Susan Rubin Suleiman (Guest Contributor) Fall is the season for the big literary prizes in Fra… Read More

The FBI Investigates a Case of “Spontaneous Human Combustion”

November 18, 2015 By Jack El-Hai

Two Sisters at Waterloo, June 1815

November 16, 2015 By Elizabeth Goldsmith

Presto! Colored Eggs and Hidden Hens in Molecular Gastronomy

November 13, 2015 By Thomas Parker

Before Pepper Spray: The First Crowd-Control Weapons

November 12, 2015 By April Stevens

Constipation in History

November 9, 2015 By Helen King

The Unmanly Art of Breastfeeding in the Eighteenth Century

November 6, 2015 By Lisa Smith

A Husband or a Hat?

November 4, 2015 By Rachel Mesch

An Ancient Method of Taming a Wild Horse

November 2, 2015 By AdrienneMayor

A World Without Fish

October 29, 2015 By April Stevens