December 26, 2018
Instead of Writing a Thousand Words, Part Three
A quest for the origins of data journalism.
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Opinions and analysis from Lapham’s Quarterly writers and editors.
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December 24, 2018
2018 in Review on Roundtable
A look back at the essays and excerpts published on the Quarterly’s website this year.
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December 21, 2018
The Rest Is History
Sleep learning, Viking cat skeletons, and medicinal breast milk.
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December 20, 2018
Finding Inspiration for the Statue of Liberty
The author of Sentinel shares a photograph.
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December 18, 2018
Instead of Writing a Thousand Words, Part Two
Representations of space across time.
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December 17, 2018
A Theodore Roosevelt Reading List
Book recommendations from a constant reader.
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December 13, 2018
A Souvenir from the Past
The author of The Adventures of Owen Hatherley in the Post-Soviet Space finds something to take home in Ukraine.
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Monumental Mistakes
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Fitness instructor carves his girlfriend’s name into the Colosseum.
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Thompson of Sunderland makes his mark on Pompey’s pillar.
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Revolutionary Lovebirds
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Writers on strike search for romance at the picket line.
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Young communists engage in party matchmaking.