Why Harper Lee Struggled to Write Again After To Kill a Mockingbird
IDEAS Cep is the author of Furious Hours: Murder, Fraud and the Last Trial of Harper Lee. After graduating from Harvard with a degree in …
The U.S. Wanted to Hide Nukes in Arctic Ice Tunnels. The Plan Blew Up in Their Faces
As far as these things go, Camp Century was a pretty good cover. It was nominally designed as an underground military research station, located about …
‘The Word Is Camp’: What to Know About the Inspiration for This Year’s Met Gala, as Explained in 1964
The annual benefit for the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute is as high-fashion as fashion gets — but this year’s Met Gala, on Monday …
The U.N. Reports That 1 Million Species Could Go Extinct. It Shows How Hard It Will Be to Heal the Planet
There’s an awful lot of awful in the just-released summary of a new U.N. report on biodiversity and ecosystem. There’s the tenfold increase in plastic …
Why Auschwitz Plays Such a Central Role in Holocaust Remembrance
When the Anti-Defamation League announced on Tuesday that anti-Semitic assaults had doubled in the U.S. from 2017 to 2018, the news was shocking but, sadly, …
A Beluga Whale Is Allegedly a Russian Spy. There’s a Long History of Marine Mammals in the Military
The discovery of a beluga whale in Norwegian waters that may or may not be working for the Russian navy has captured worldwide attention. Norwegian …
49 Years After the Kent State Shootings, New Photos Are Revealed
Photography has shaped the American memory of the May 4, 1970, Kent State shootings. The image of a young woman screaming in horror as she …
‘Not Great News.’ SpaceX Confirms Its Crew Capsule Was Destroyed in Ground Testing
(CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.) — SpaceX finally confirmed Thursday its crew capsule was destroyed in ground testing two weeks ago and conceded that the accident is …
Wealthy, Male American Students Are More Likely to BS, Study Says
Students who are wealthier and male are more likely than others to claim that they know more than they actually do, says a new study. …
The True Story Behind the Rudolf Nureyev Movie The White Crow
When the Russian ballet dancer Rudolf Nureyev came to Paris to tour with the Kirov ballet company in 1961, he was “like a wild animal …