Roundtable
Opinions and analysis from Lapham’s Quarterly writers and editors.
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October 15, 2018
Glossary: Rivalry & Feud
From acrimony to wrath, the language of resentment.
Read MoreOctober 12, 2018
The Rest Is History
Wombats, chickens in trousers, and literary tourists.
Read MoreOctober 08, 2018
Ovid’s Game
Pickup artists trace a path from the Ars Amatoria to Neil “Style” Strauss.
Read MoreOctober 05, 2018
The Rest Is History
Crystal flutes, house archaeology, and Neanderthal genes.
Read MoreOctober 04, 2018
How Lorraine Hansberry Saw Herself
The author of Looking for Lorraine shares a revealing self-portrait.
Read MoreOctober 03, 2018
Dr. Johnson’s Dream
What did the memory of Nathaniel Johnson mean to his brother Samuel?
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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.