In a new book, Robell Awake uncovers the legacy of Black artisans in the U.S. By the time he obtained his freedom sometime between 1850 and 1860, and settled in Williamson County, Tennessee, Richard ...

1308 Catalan poet and theologian Ramon Llull publishes Ars generalis ultima (The Ultimate General Art), further perfecting his method of using paper-based mechanical means to create new ...

Over the past year, a spirit of iconoclasm has swept across the United States. Dozens of statues have been removed or toppled by people outraged by the supposed moral failures of the men depicted in ...

Disney Channel star and pop singer Sabrina Carpenter glams down for the occasionally poignant, if derivative indie 'The Short History of the Long Road.' By Keith Uhlich Writer-director Ani ...

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African American history does not provide a great vantage point on the history of human flourishing. Instead, it is one of the most depressing subfields in American history—second perhaps only to ...

This article is part of The Week's 20th anniversary section, looking back at how the world has changed since our first issue was published in April 2001. It originally appeared in the April 16, 2021 ...

A struggling writer visits his health-challenged elderly parents in Michael Maren's comedy-drama. By THR Staff Short History of Decay - H 2014 Still desperately pining for Erika, who he besieges with ...