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42 Reasons to Hate the Universe: (And One Reason Not to)
By Chris Ferrie, Wade David Fairclough, and Byrne Laginestra
We’re all doomed, so why not laugh?
An intelligent, moving look at what color means to us.
Decadent Women: Yellow Book Lives
By Jad Adams
Meet the ladies behind a cutting-edge (if little-remembered) magazine.
By the Numbers: Numeracy, Religion, and the Quantitative Transformation of Early Modern England
By Jessica Marie Otis
Why ditching the tally sticks was such a bold step forward.
The Convoy: HG-76: Taking the Fight to Hitler’s U-Boats
By Angus Konstam
How a Liverpool-bound British flotilla outmaneuvered Nazi subs.
Hitchcock’s Blondes: The Unforgettable Women Behind the Legendary Director’s Dark Obsession
By Laurence Leamer
A psychological portrait of eight actresses who captivated the auteur.
Tough Guy
By Richard Bradford
A biographer makes clear his disdain for his subject.
The Counterfeit Countess: The Jewish Woman Who Rescued Thousands of Poles During the Holocaust
By Elizabeth B. White and Joanna Sliwa
A fake aristocrat offered real salvation in WWII.
