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Map of Mexico

Birth of a Trade War

The Mexican origins of the birth control pill, and the trade dispute with the U.S. it generated.

via BackStory on January 7, 2014

A drawing of a hippopotamus with its mouth open wide.

American Hippopotamus

A bracing and eccentric epic of espionage and hippos.

by Jon Mooallem via The Atavist on November 28, 2013

Scabby the Rat

The History of Scabby the Rat

The most visible symbol of a labor movement that isn't dead yet, that is willing to fight, not just make backroom deals.

by Sarah Jaffe, Molly Crabapple via Vice on March 7, 2013

A Filet-O-Fish advertisement from 1976.

The Fishy History of the McDonald’s Filet-O-Fish Sandwich

How a struggling entrepreneur in Ohio saved his burger business during Lent and changed the McDonald's menu for good.

by K. Annabelle Smith via Smithsonian Magazine on March 1, 2013

Waiter taking a plate of calas on from the counter to serve

Meet the Calas, a New Orleans Tradition That Helped Free Slaves

A path to freedom for enslaved blacks, an engine of economic independence, a treat for Mardi Gras revelers.

by Maria Godoy via NPR on February 12, 2013

Penny Dreadful

They’re horrid and useless. Why do pennies persist?

by David Dale Owen via The New Yorker on March 24, 2008

Milton Bradley surrounded by colorful design

The Meaning of Life

What Milton Bradley started.

by Jill Lepore via The New Yorker on May 14, 2007

The Ketchup Conundrum

Mustard now comes in dozens of varieties. Why has ketchup stayed the same?

by Malcolm Gladwell via The New Yorker on September 6, 2004

Welcome to Delaware sign.

Rogue State

The case against Delaware.

by Jonathan Chait via The New Republic on August 19, 2002

The World Trade Center.

The World Trade Center: Before, During, and After

A biography of the towers that became "bane as well as boon to lower Manhattan."

by Michael Tomasky via New York Review of Books on March 28, 2002

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