October 27, 2025
The Trial of the Century
On the hundredth anniversary of Tennessee v. Scopes.
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Opinions and analysis from Lapham’s Quarterly writers and editors.
November 4, 2025
December 26, 2018
Instead of Writing a Thousand Words, Part Three
A quest for the origins of data journalism.
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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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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.