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The Middle of Nowhere, the Center of Empire
The surprising history of St. Helena
May 13
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George Dillard
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Chocolate: a Stimulant That Made the Modern World
"There is nothing comparable in the world"
May 10
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Mocha: Not Just a Flavor
The history of a once-bustling trade city
May 6
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Coffee: a Stimulant That Made the Modern World
"Harmless and healing liquor" or "bitter invention of Satan?"
May 3
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April 2026
Ancient Robots, Modern Fears
What Greek myths can tell us about AI
Apr 29
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Tobacco: a Stimulant That Made the Modern World
Tobacco is like love?
Apr 26
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Do Boycotts Ever Work?
Pocketbook protest, from tea to sugar
Apr 22
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Sugar: a Stimulant That Made the Modern World
Chasing that sugar high
Apr 19
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A Long History of Feeling Small
Images that changed perspectives, from America to Artemis
Apr 15
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Tea: a Stimulant That Made the Modern World
The best of herbs!
Apr 12
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Fragments and Figments from the French Revolution
Every week, I end up with a handful of images that I think are really interesting but don’t quite fit in the Sunday newsletter.
Apr 8
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How a Machine Became a Metaphor
The guillotine in history and culture
Apr 5
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