Roundtable
Opinions and analysis from Lapham’s Quarterly writers and editors.
August 2, 2025
October 18, 2018
The Story of a “Rescue”
The author of The Removes introduces Cynthia Ann Parker.
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October 15, 2018
Glossary: Rivalry & Feud
From acrimony to wrath, the language of resentment.
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October 12, 2018
The Rest Is History
Wombats, chickens in trousers, and literary tourists.
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October 08, 2018
Ovid’s Game
Pickup artists trace a path from the Ars Amatoria to Neil “Style” Strauss.
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October 05, 2018
The Rest Is History
Crystal flutes, house archaeology, and Neanderthal genes.
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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.