Roundtable
Opinions and analysis from Lapham’s Quarterly writers and editors.
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July 29, 2016
The Rest Is History
Edith Wharton’s vanishing New York, Boris Johnson’s Shakespeare, and 2016’s competition for the worst year ever.
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July 26, 2016
Hot Tracks for Campaign Trails
From “God Save George Washington” to “You Can’t Always Get What You Want.”
Read MoreJuly 22, 2016
The Rest Is History
The dead pets of famous artists, the women of early ghost hunting, and the historical accuracy of Disney shipwrecks.
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July 15, 2016
The Rest Is History
The travels of the Bastille key, a Biblical cemetery, and the spirit world.
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July 08, 2016
The Rest Is History
A collection of cosmetics, a deadly fireworks display, and new affection for a cantankerous writer.
Read MoreJuly 01, 2016
The Rest Is History
Dirty streets, flirtatious grandmothers, and romantic poems.
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Monumental Mistakes
2023:
Fitness instructor carves his girlfriend’s name into the Colosseum.
c. 1850:
Thompson of Sunderland makes his mark on Pompey’s pillar.
Revolutionary Lovebirds
2023:
Writers on strike search for romance at the picket line.
c. 1945:
Young communists engage in party matchmaking.