Global
Every new disease has been politicized, a historian explains why.
What we can learn from the history of disease.
Dr. Christopher Rose is a social historian of medicine focusing on Egypt and the Middle East...
DIVE DEEP INTO THE MEDITERRANEAN
Get transported, even when you’re stuck at home.
Our latest guide is a contemporary and compelling look at the Mediterranean Sea, which has long served as a cultural crossroads for more than 20 countries across three continents.
Moscow
Putin’s Influence on Russia’s Media
The leader's third term saw the demise of strong journalism in a country already lacking press freedom
Sophisticated Muscovites have excellent literature, theater and ballet at their fingertips. But quality journalism, and even...
United States
The New Campaign Trail: A Q&A with Ruby Cramer
Reporting on the presidential election during a pandemic
The campaign trail can be its own unlikely locale—a place of endless diners and stages and...
Global
South Africa eases restrictions; demand for oxygen in Indian hospitals; lockdown in Israel.
A look at how COVID-19 is impacting life around the world.
South Africa South African president Cyril Ramaphosa has lowered the country’s alert level to its lowest...
Mediterranean
Welcome to the Mediterranean
A note from our co-founders
Dear Readers, We’re proud to announce our latest guide, a contemporary and compelling look at the...
United States
Consider the Diner
Greasy spoon cafes are the must-visit destination for reporters on the campaign trail
Consider the diner. It has been with us for a century or so, offering a reliable...
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United States
Photo credit: Smithsonian
Fénykövi’s Elephant
When the Fénykövi Elephant was unveiled for the first time at the United States’s National Museum of Natural History in 1959, guests and dignitaries in the rotunda marveled at its size. The creature was believed to have been the largest land mammal in the world at the time of its death and it quickly became the centerpiece of the museum. But it had a problematic provenance. Hungarian-born Josef Fénykövi, who had donated the exhibit, had shot the large bull elephant in Angola four years before, after tracking it on and off for a year. Fénykövi’s hunting team had to use a truck full of salt to keep the hide fresh on its journey to the nearest railway station. Once it reached the museum, it was discovered that the elephant had been at least 100 years old when it had succumbed to Fénykövi’s bullet.
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