In the old and new Great Game, Afghanistan has held a central position. Peter Hopkirk, in his path-breaking book The Great ...

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Never mind Hawthorne and Thoreau— the women of mid-19th century New England had their own ambitions for writing and life.

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In the 97-year history of the Academy Awards, 611 films have been nominated for the top prize, best picture. Only 23 of those films were helmed by a woman director. While the statistic is startling, ...

From frayed and distressed to highwaisted or slouchy, these are the styles to try out this spring.

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Read an excerpt from Mary Anne Hunting and Kevin D. Murphy’s account of overlooked women in the history of Modernism.