As the United States approaches the 250th anniversary of its founding in July 2026, the nation must confront a stark reality: Americans are more polarized than they’ve been in decades. Among the key ...

The past year was a transformative one in technology, dominated by advancements in artificial intelligence. From the proliferation of new generative AI applications and the rise of AI agents to ...

Élisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun, “The Vicomtesse de Vaudreuil” (1785) Oil on panel; 83.2 x 64.8 cm (32 3/4 x 25 1/2 in.) Johannes Vermeer had a serious thing for books. As it turns out, so did Edward ...

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Technology teaches us to forget the past. Last year’s tech news seems like it has no use whatsoever. Thankfully, historians beg to differ, and they have begun to preserve the history of the tech ...

Next July, the United States will mark the 250th anniversary of its founding, a milestone set to be celebrated across the country. American history will serve as the centerpiece of many of these ...

Readers are spoiled for choice when it comes to popular science reading this month, with new titles by major names including ...

The technology’s ability to read and summarize text is already making it a useful tool for scholarship. How will it change the stories we tell about the past? Credit...Photo illustration by enigmatriz ...

At Christmas, 1939, a few months into the new World War, London bookshops were very busy. The war was bringing in a public eager to learn about weapons, planes, and the nature of the country that was ...

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