Roundtable
Opinions and analysis from Lapham’s Quarterly writers and editors.
August 16, 2025
July 16, 2021
The Rest Is History
Anthropomorphic dog tunes, consequential sneezes, and flashy wings.
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July 12, 2021
Walking Shadows
Meet the actors who first brought Shakespeare’s characters to life.
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July 09, 2021
The Rest Is History
Sneakily profound silliness, “unicorn bones,” and Dante.
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July 08, 2021
A New Planet in the System
Early Americans conscripted the universe into their nation-building project.
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July 06, 2021
The Adapted Words of Memmie Le Blanc
Lord Monboddo saw only what he wanted to see in an eighteenth-century “feral” woman.
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July 02, 2021
The Rest Is History
Stationarity, a talk show, and organized right-wing vigilantes.
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June 28, 2021
Families of Choice
On the Shakers and Catholics who found love and friendship in early America.
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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.