From the plague aboard the S.S. Sénégal to hantavirus on the MV Hondius, contagions at sea carry symbolic force far beyond their case counts.
Christos Lynteris | May 21
From “Shadow of the Colossus” to “Undertale,” video games have turned one of their oldest rituals into an ethical dilemma.
Jaroslav Švelch | May 18
Notes on Kenneth Hale, the Brahma-bull-riding theoretical linguist who spoke 50 languages.
Samuel Jay Keyser | May 14
In a period when confusion could be deadly, inventors devised ingenious contraptions to help carry the nation’s boldest voices.
Richard Taws | May 11
To understand human history, we must resist attributing meaning and motive to it.
Alex Rosenberg | May 7
