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blood libel Temu Charlie Kirk tries a new spin on the old blood libel Jason Weisberger

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politics Public historians slam Trump's statue garden plan Jennifer Sandlin

politics Philippine vice president publicly threatens to assassinate president Rob Beschizza

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History Calculating Empires: an huge online chart of tech history Rob Beschizza

gender The weirdly conservative story of a famous American drag artist from the 1910s Thom Dunn

History How Ibram X. Kendi's STAMPED became a stunning graphic novel history of racism Thom Dunn

wonder The fascinating story of Bir Tawil — the land no country wants Mark Frauenfelder

censorship University of Pennsylvania affiliates face McCarthy-style treatment Natalie Dressed

cabinets of curiosity Medical museum embroiled in brouhaha over bequeathed body parts David Pescovitz

History When the Black & Tans left Ireland for Palestine Thom Dunn

Internet The new rise and fall of .TK domain names Thom Dunn

Comics Marvel's Children of the Vault is a post-human cyber thriller from the writer of 20th Century Men Thom Dunn

bananas From capitalism to banana-less society: the bizarre vision of socialists exposed! Thom Dunn

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colonialism Puerto Ricans resist disaster capitalists and "Puertopians" in Hurricane Maria's wake Elías Villoro

music The ongoing legacies of The Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy Elías Villoro