March 09, 2022
Variations on a Theme
Following the oud through the history of Armenian music.
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Opinions and analysis from Lapham’s Quarterly writers and editors.
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February 28, 2022
Feminine Ending/Masculine Ending
On unsatisfied hungers and M.F.K. Fisher’s The Gastronomical Me.
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February 25, 2022
The Rest Is History
A simple version of history, deepfakes, and the memories of survivors.
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February 18, 2022
The Rest Is History
Merely epistolary contact, triumphal arches, and feeding questionable snacks to Victorian children.
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February 15, 2022
The Custom of the Country
On the relationships formed and marriages made by the fur trade.
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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.