Rare portraits reveal the humanity of the slaves who revolted on the Amistad
Portraits of enslaved people from the 19th century are unusual. But a Connecticut artist named William H. Townsend decided to ...
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The Poet Shane McCrae Goes Back to Hell
McCrae’s work obsessively retreads paths through Heaven, history, and eternal torment. What can we learn from his relentless ...
Book Review: ‘A Matter of Complexion,’ by Tess Chakkalakal
A new biography of Charles W. Chesnutt, by Tess Chakkalakal, explains the friendships and tensions he had with his white ...
Christopher Nolan’s ‘The Odyssey’ Rounds Out Cast with Elliot Page, Himesh Patel
Elliot Page, Himesh Patel, Bill Irwin and Samantha Morton round out the supporting cast of The Odyssey, Nolan’s adaptation of ...
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25 Most Beautiful Cities in the World
We can’t talk about the world’s most beautiful cities without mentioning Paris. In the City of Light, there’s something to make the heart go aflutter around every corner, be it an iconic ...
National Catholic Register6d
The Hidden Lessons of the Finding in the Temple
The fifth mystery is depicted in art by the 19th-century British pre-Raphaelite painter, William Holman Hunt. Most people ...