Writing (By Topic)

History

"Nazi Hunting: A Love Story," Everand 

A Nazi-hunting couple’s audacious scheme to take down a top SS officerWashington Post

"A Chinese immigrant led the fight for women’s suffrage," Washington Post

"Meet Werner Spitz, the Medical Detective," TIME 

"Our Best Sellers, Ourselves," The New York Times

"Why We Turn to the Word 'Surreal' Whenever Something Terrible Happens," TIME

How Hazel Scott, Pioneering Black Star, Fought Jim Crow, The Washington Post

"Before Dale Carnegie taught Americans how to succeed, he was haunted by failure," The Washington Post

"How women invented book clubs, revolutionizing reading and their own lives," The Washington Post

Denied a teaching job for being ‘too Black,’ she started her own school —and a movement, The Washington Post

He fought for Black voting rights after the Civil War. He was almost killed for it, The Washington Post

The Nationalist Roots of Merriam-Webster's Dictionary, The Paris Review

Old Paris Is No More, Lapham's Quarterly

The man who taught millions of Americans to read before being forgottenWashington Post

A Puritan Minister Incited Fury by Pushing InoculationWashington Post

A Flower for Your ThoughtsLapham's Quarterly

How Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary Defined American Cultural Beliefs, Bookforum

The U.S. Census Has a Long History of DiscriminationFortune

How 343 Women Made French HistoryTIME

Climate & Science

Wild on the Seine: Animal hospital tackles Paris’s wildlife casualtiesWashington Post

Hard Freezes Are Killing Texas BatsTexas Monthly

Once Extinct, Bison Are Now Climate Heroes, The Washington Post

Trust Your Dog: extraordinary pets help solve crime by finding bodiesThe Guardian

‘I wouldn’t be alive without it’: wild mustangs and veterans find healing togetherThe Guardian

Culture

'You can't cancel me': embattled Tiktok star reinvents herself, The Guardian

The Quiet Mysticism of Almanacs, Los Angeles Review of Books

How to Eat Alone (And Like It)The New York Times

How a Single Cookbook Shaped What It Meant to Be an “American Woman,” Lit Hub

Meet the Woman Who Designed These Modern ClassicsCitylab

Yoga Mats in the Squad Room, Pacific Standard

The Story Behind the Most Colorful Building in NYC, Village Voice

The Most Dangerous Moves From the Least Dangerous Game, The Believer

European Affairs

After a Violent Yellow Vest Anniversary, What's Next?  Fortune

Why France Is Losing the War on Anti-Semitism, The New Republic

The French Plan to Fix Inequality — By Ignoring ItThe New Republic

Refugee Women Are Carrying More Than An Uncertain FutureInternational Business Times

What A Breakdown Of Free Travel Means For Europe's EconomyInternational Business Times

Beer, Wine, And Other Acts Of French DefianceInternational Business Times

One Syrian's Journey From Aleppo To ParisInternational Business Times

The Remaking Of Sinn Fein In Northern IrelandInternational Business Times

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Women and Gender

Why Aren't Women in the U.S. Also Protesting Against Femicide? Washington Post

An Online Tool to Catch Workplace Sexual PredatorsThe Wall Street Journal

Her rape kit sat untested for over 20 years. She’s fighting to make sure that stops happeningWashington Post's The LIly

The Complicated Psychology Behind Bee-Stung Lips, New York Magazine (The Cut)

Surviving Summer TV: Gendered Depictions of PTSD, Avidly (Los Angeles Review of Books)

Policing Language Is Just Another Way to Silence Women, DAME Magazine

What Happens When Women Don't Smile, DAME Magazine

More Companies Are Openly Supporting Abortion Rights. That May Be Controversial, But It’s Also Good BusinessFortune

As abortion restrictions increase, these 10 states are seeking a new route to accessWashington Post's The Lily

Finding Open-Minded Health Care AbroadThe New York Times

Tips for  L.G.B.T.Q. Travelers to Visit the World SafelyThe New York Times