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- The World in Time: Dark to Light Historian Paul Collins talks with Lewis Lapham about his book, The Birth of the West: Rome, Germany, France and the Creation of Europe in the Tenth Century.
- The World in Time: The Lost Battles Jonathan Jones talks with Lewis Lapham about his book, The Lost Battles: Leonardo, Michelangelo and the Artistic Duel That Defined the Renaissance.
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- Déjà Vu Is history repeating itself? The Déjà Vu blog investigates... In Defense — In 2013, the House of Lords challenges same-sex marriage, while Oscar Wilde’s 1895 trial puts his love life on the stand. Intercepted! — A Russian cat smuggling cell-phones to prisoners is caught; in 1885, the heroes of a Jules Verne adventure ponder the fate of a carrier pigeon. Potent Potables — New Jersey bars are caught selling doctored liquor; an 18th century barman says liquor is the best medicine.
- Roundtable Insight and analysis from renowned writers and thinkers. A Faithful Hound — A thirteenth-century town in France worshiped a greyhound as a saint, but the loyal dog was just one in a line of venerated pets. Fine-Feathered Friends — The plume craze of the late-nineteenth century made Manhattan one of the most diverse territories for bird-watching—on the hats of fashionable ladies. They Called Him Sergeant Stubby — A decorated WWI veteran, Sgt. Stubby became the military’s most famous (and beloved) canine member.
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