May 31, 2018
A Dream Misheard
Trying to find Martin Luther King Jr. in his many memorials.
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Opinions and analysis from Lapham’s Quarterly writers and editors.
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May 29, 2018
The Laws of the Jungle
Rudyard Kipling populated Mowgli’s world with political opinions and metaphorical monkeys.
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May 24, 2018
Are You Reading in the Correct Posture?
The author of Stand Up Straight! assesses the history of judging the body.
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May 21, 2018
David Ruggles’ Committee of Vigilance
Fighting against slavery in New York, a city loath to acknowledge its horrors.
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May 17, 2018
Living Underwater with Jacques Cousteau
The author of Beyond the Map takes us to Starfish House.
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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.