April 30, 2019
A Parrot Pandemic
The origins of America’s 1930 outbreak of psittacosis, aka parrot fever.
Read MoreRoundtable
Opinions and analysis from Lapham’s Quarterly writers and editors.
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April 25, 2019
The Power of Love and Madonna
The author of Justify My Love watches and wants.
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April 24, 2019
A Willa Cather Reading List
Recommendations from a life of reviews and letters.
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April 23, 2019
Medieval Innovations
From founding Bern and opening the Saint Gotthard Pass to the rise of Amsterdam.
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April 17, 2019
Glossary: Trade
From admirabile commercium to wampum, the language of markets and deals.
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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.