Roundtable

Opinions and analysis from Lapham’s Quarterly writers and editors.

September 23, 2016

The Rest Is History

By Angela Serratore

Revolutionary reenacting, literary touring, and historic zookeeping.

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Flesh, the fall 2016 issue of Lapham’s Quarterly.

September 20, 2016

Welcome to Flesh

By Lapham’s Quarterly

The table of contents for our Fall 2016 issue.

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September 16, 2016

The Rest Is History

By Angela Serratore

Managing the image of a philosopher, out-of-this-world book covers, and watching poetry online.

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The Rise and Fall of Flesh.

September 15, 2016

A Glimpse of Flesh

By Lapham’s Quarterly

A preview of our Fall 2016 issue.

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How to Assemble an Athenian Jury.

September 13, 2016

The Athenian Option

By Lapham’s Quarterly

Alan Moore recommended an ancient alternative to democracy. How does it work?

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The Chariot of Apollo, by Odilon Redon, 1905–16. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, anonymous gift.

September 12, 2016

Aristotle’s Luck

By Peter T. Struck

Why are some people consistently lucky?

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September 09, 2016

The Rest Is History

By Angela Serratore

Funding a famous statue, working in the twenty-first-century office, and insulting every president.

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Greggs, Tonbridge, Kent. Copyright © N. Chadwick.

September 06, 2016

A Conversation on Class

By Dan Fox and Lynsey Hanley

On education as class migration, culture as social capital, and the joys of fried food.

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September 02, 2016

The Rest Is History

By Angela Serratore

Judging the fashions of female politicians, revisiting a famous muse, and searching for history in a swamp.

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From Déja Vu

September 15, 2016

Vax Off

2016:

In California, a new law is making vaccines mandatory for schoolchildren.

1898:

In the nineteenth century, some challenged the necessity of smallpox vaccination.

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May 03, 2016

Leaving the Circus

2016:

Lions moved from circuses to sanctuary.

1922:

Escaped circus lion charges crowd.

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