From the monthly archives:

April 2008

Intimate attitudes toward the body, sexual practices, definitions of madness and criminality—all of these things have their own, often surprisingly discontinuous, histories.

Intimate attitudes toward the body, sexual practices, definitions of madness and criminality—all of these things have their own, often surprisingly discontinuous, histories.
John Burrow’s A

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The technique of painting in oils was developed in Asia as long as 800 years before it appeared in Europe, according to a new analysis …

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The Brooklyn Literary 100 | The New York Observer

The Brooklyn Literary 100 | The New York Observer

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Elevators

Elevators

The New Yorker delves into the secret lives of elevators, including the story of a man who was stuck inside one for 41 hours

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