January 04, 2017
The Marriage of Vanilla
In 1841 twelve-year-old slave Edmond Albius invented the technique that made the vanilla industry possible.
Read MoreRoundtable
Opinions and analysis from Lapham’s Quarterly writers and editors.
June 27, 2025
December 29, 2016
The Train to Port Arthur
Revisiting the Russo-Japanese War in the Chinese harbor city where the Japanese sank the Russian fleet.
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December 19, 2016
Lewis Lapham Reads “Christmas Carol”
’Tis the season for another version of Dickens’ holiday tale.
Read MoreDecember 16, 2016
The Rest Is History
Seeking advice from the ancients, conscripting female robots into service, and saying no to holiday gifts.
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December 09, 2016
The Rest Is History
The legend of Rasputin, Kafka’s greatest fear, and animals who don’t belong.
Read MoreDecember 07, 2016
Lewis Lapham Reads “Hostile Takeover”
Listen to him read his essay on the election of Donald Trump.
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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.