Traversed by thousands of trains and millions of riders, the Northeast Corridor might be America’s most famous railway, but its influence goes far beyond the
Rachel Silveri’s new book, The Art of Living in Avant-Garde Paris, offers a fresh look at the artists of interwar Paris, who created an “art
The winter solstice may be behind us, but the Chicago region is still gripped by wintry gloom. We’re brightening our day with a few images
Decoding the Hand is an astounding history of magic, medicine, and science, of an enduring search for how our bodily surfaces might reveal an inner
In his new book, eminent historian Joshua B. Freeman turns his attention to an overlooked feature of the American landscape: garden apartments. He details their
In the mid-1950s Baltimore’s Rosemont neighborhood was alive and vibrant with smart rowhouses, a sprawling park, corner grocery stores, and doctors’ offices. By 1957, a
To celebrate Native American Heritage Month, we’ve put together a reading list highlighting books by and about Indigenous individuals and communities. With these books from
Sugar is everywhere in the western diet, blamed for epidemics of obesity, diabetes, and other modern maladies. Our addiction to sweetness has a long and
Many local policymakers make decisions based on the belief that what’s good for the rich is good for cities. But this wasn’t always the case.
Titles in the American Beginnings, 1500–1900 series address critical issues in American history from the initial period of European contact through the end of the
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