Roundtable
Opinions and analysis from Lapham’s Quarterly writers and editors.
August 9, 2022
August 05, 2022
The Rest Is History
Mammoth bones, shark attacks, and a tree-lined pleasure road.
Read MoreAugust 01, 2022
Connecting Flights
When Idi Amin forced Indian Ugandans to leave the country fifty years ago, many of the refugees found a new home in Canada. Why?
Read MoreJuly 29, 2022
The Rest Is History
Bronze Age kissing, historical puddles, and predictable panics.
Read MoreJuly 29, 2022
Success Depends Upon Temperature
The ingredients for a perfect summer dinner party.
Read MoreJuly 27, 2022
Appetite for Destruction
Indigenous Americans knew how to avoid starvation. Colonists were too hungry to notice.
Read MoreJuly 25, 2022
The Making of a Conspiracy Theory
On the fabrication of well-poisoning accusations in medieval Europe.
Read MoreJuly 22, 2022
The Rest Is History
Cosmopolitan cocktails, an old viral video, and elephants.
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Dance Stance Revolution
2022:
Brazilian blocos ignore ban on Carnival celebrations.
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Crash Test Dummies
2022:
YouTuber accused of crashing an airplane as a publicity stunt.
1896:
Passenger agent crashes two trains in a publicity stunt.