List: History | Curated by Chandrayan Gupta

Jun 23, 2024
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Books Are Our Superpower
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Chandrayan Gupta
Paulo Coelho’s Riveting — But Inaccurate — Book on Mata HariI recommend reading ‘The Spy’ not as a biography of the legendary courtesan, but as a starting point, an appetizer for more detailed…
Jun 20, 2024
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Jun 20, 2024
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Books Are Our Superpower
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The Dark Side of Enid Blyton, the World’s Most Popular Children’s WriterRacism, sexism, xenophobia; it’s important to know both a person’s good and their bad
Jun 28, 2022
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Jun 28, 2022
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Fanfare
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Which Was the First Ever Movie? Which Movies Were the First With Color and Sound?A brief history lesson on cinema
Aug 6, 2022
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Aug 6, 2022
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Books Are Our Superpower
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The 5 Most Infamous Book Burnings in HistoryAnd a discussion on the reasoning behind the phenomenon
Jun 9, 2023
Jun 9, 2023
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Books Are Our Superpower
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America’s First Book Was “a Touchstone of America’s Material and Intellectual Culture”Everything you need to know about the record-breaking Bay Psalm Book
Jul 29, 2023
Jul 29, 2023
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Frame of Reference
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Jew Who Hid in Hitler’s Army Was Caught Twice; Here’s How He SurvivedThe incredible stranger-than-fiction tale of Solomon Perel
Aug 1, 2023
Aug 1, 2023
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Frame of Reference
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The Woman Who Was Possibly Robbed of Two Nobel PrizesExamining the life and contributions of the Dark Lady of DNA, Rosalind Franklin
Aug 6, 2023
Aug 6, 2023
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Frame of Reference
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The Greek Stoic Philospher Who Really, Definitely Died Laughing at His Own Joke. Totally.Exploring the life and death of Greek philosopher Chrysippus
Sep 27, 2023
Sep 27, 2023
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Lessons from History
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10 Forgotten Heroines Who Changed America ForeverThese women might have become forgotten to history, but their contributions have helped shape the Land of the Free and the Home of the…
Dec 16, 2023
Dec 16, 2023
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Frame of Reference
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The Loneliest Man in the UniverseThe fascinating story of Michael Collins, the third and often forgotten astronaut aboard Apollo 11
Dec 23, 2023
Dec 23, 2023
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Books Are Our Superpower
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Chandrayan Gupta
The Vatican-Banned Book That Inspired Second-Wave FeminismExploring the controversial, groundbreaking French work that began a mass movement toward gender equality
Dec 24, 2023
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Dec 24, 2023
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The Riff
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Chandrayan Gupta
Was Music Really Better in the ’80s And ’90s?Or is this a simple case of nostalgia?
Jan 7, 2024
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Jan 7, 2024
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The Riff
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Chandrayan Gupta
10 Famous and Influential Female Black MusiciansThis Black History Month, we celebrate the incomparable musical contributions of these women of color
Feb 6, 2024
Feb 6, 2024
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The Riff
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Chandrayan Gupta
Freedom Songs: The Unifying Role of Music in the Civil Rights MovementExamining how music helped fuel and nurture the revolutionary spirit during one of America’s darkest moments
Feb 11, 2024
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Feb 11, 2024
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