Essay Climate A Climate of Change By Philipp Blom How the Little Ice Age ushered in the modern world. More
Essay Democracy Hiding in Plain Sight By David Graeber and David Wengrow Democracy’s indigenous origins in the Americas. More
Essay Magic Shows Stage Light By Andrew McConnell Stott The life of artist and scenographer Philippe Jacques de Loutherbourg, and the role of the occult in the history of special effects. More
Essay Arts & Letters In the Gloom the Gold By Jamie James Consider the legacy of Ezra Pound—no poet has ever been so influential, so controversial, and so little read. More
Essay Animals How to Be a Stuffed Animal By Frances Stonor Saunders The American Museum of Natural History, Teddy Roosevelt, and the importance of taxidermy. More
Essay Discovery Special Experience By Kea Krause Whether at the bottom of the ocean, in the Arctic Circle, or on Mars, a sense of wonder can help an explorer of terra incognita stay sane. More
Essay Sports & Games The Best of It By Beth Raymer The key to winning money is knowing a good line when you see one. More
