Roundtable
Opinions and analysis from Lapham’s Quarterly writers and editors.
October 14, 2026
June 08, 2026
Christmas Punch in June
“You must visit some time,” Charles Dickens said. “See my house, meet my family.”
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May 26, 2026
The Wonder of the Ordinary
How familiar can the people of the deep past ever be?
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March 30, 2026
William Blake, Remote by the Sea
Can oceanic visions save us from the machines?
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August 07, 2023
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.
May 22, 2023
Revolutionary Lovebirds
2023:
Writers on strike search for romance at the picket line.
c. 1945:
Young communists engage in party matchmaking.