October 21, 2019
Restoring the Ship of Theseus
Is a paradox still the same after its parts have been replaced?
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Opinions and analysis from Lapham’s Quarterly writers and editors.
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October 18, 2019
The Rest Is History
A family of witches, Silicon Valley, and James Joyce.
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October 15, 2019
Mind the Secret Bunker
On the World War II hideout located in an empty Tube station.
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October 09, 2019
Glossary: Climate
From absolute drought to zephyr, the language of the environment and weather.
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October 08, 2019
Beware of Cranks
Misguided attempts to solve impossible mathematical problems.
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August 07, 2023
Monumental Mistakes
2023:
Fitness instructor carves his girlfriend’s name into the Colosseum.
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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.