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Charlie Chaplin, the silent screen’s “Little Tramp,” was beloved by millions of movie fans until he starred in a series... Read More

On Stenland, there comes a time known as skeld season: one day, any woman on the island can wake with three... Read More

History is alive with magic. That’s what zany Tía Xia is always telling cousins Jorge, Camila, and Siggy. Daredevil Jorge... Read More

At the start of a new century, a shocking murder transfixes Manhattan, forcing bitter rivals Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr... Read More

It was one of history’s great vanishing acts. Around 3,400 BCE—as humans were gathering in complex urban settlements—a scribe in... Read More

Disciples of White Jesus is a comprehensive look at the rise in radicalization among young white men in America, especially focused... Read More

Student-loan horror stories are a dime a dozen. But students today are faced with a seemingly insurmountable paradox: Research consistently... Read More

Anthony Fennell, an Irish journalist and playwright, is assigned to cover the underwater cables that carry the world’s information. The... Read More

When life gets hard, we turn to our female friends. Husbands, partners, and jobs come and go, but close friendships... Read More