Roundtable
Opinions and analysis from Lapham’s Quarterly writers and editors.
June 27, 2025
November 15, 2018
Lost and Found
The author of Bringing Down the Colonel finally meets her subject.
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November 14, 2018
A Skyline Is Born
A history of filmmakers retelling the story of New York’s architecture.
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November 13, 2018
Crossing the Sahara in the Fourteenth Century
How to make the trip from Sijilmasa to Oualata, circa 1352.
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November 09, 2018
The Rest Is History
Mean obituaries, perfect elephants, and saying goodbye to ballots.
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November 08, 2018
Hatred Endorsed by a President
The author of The Latecomers looks at the influence of a movie.
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November 06, 2018
Making an Ancient Roman Murderer
The story of how Nero plotted—and initially failed—to kill his mother.
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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.