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 Rule of Law Land of the Lawless By Ralph Nader How power in America has turned the rule of law into a mere myth. More
Essay Communication Native Tongues By Simon Winchester The making of the Dictionary of American Regional English, a five-thousand-page, five-volume book documenting the history of American slang. More
Essay Family Working Arrangement By Justin Smith-Ruiu Marriage as we know it today is a very recent invention—one that has very little in common with the unions of old. More
Essay Sports & Games The Great Game By Caroline Alexander For the British recruits of the Great War, war was sport and sport was war. More
Essay Communication In the Panthéon By Philipp Blom History is written by the victors. So, too, in the world of ideas. Phillipp Blom on a group of thinkers far more daring than those enshrined in the Panthéon. More
Essay Flesh Reinventing Sex By Peter von Ziegesar The Oneida Community challenged American standards of sex and marriage. More
Essay Scandal The Woman in Black By Eric Jager The last judicial duel in France hinged on whether a woman could be believed. More
Essay Scandal Exquisite Scandal By Nancy Lemann Disgrace comes in various forms. Some are better than others. More
Essay Food Balanced Diets By Daniel Mason Pica is an unexplainable food curiosity—the overwhelming desire to eat the inedible. More
