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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
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
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
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

Beginning in Wonder

December 17, 2011 By Christopher Long

Steve Jobs and Typography

December 16, 2011 By Holly Tucker

Cowboys and Indians: North African Style

December 16, 2011 By PamelaToler

Even Royal Molars Decay

December 15, 2011 By Holly Tucker

A Tree of Knowledge Branches Out

December 14, 2011 By Brook Wilensky-Lanford

Accentuate the Vitreous, Eliminate the Resinous

December 13, 2011 By Marc Merlin

Poisoning in the Hungry Forties

December 12, 2011 By Holly Tucker

A Bout of Dickensian Anxiety

December 12, 2011 By BethDunn

The Castrato and his Wife

December 11, 2011 By Holly Tucker