Violent but Charming The Dictionary of Old English explores the brutality and elegance of our ancestral tongue. By Ammon Shea

The Spanish Ulcer Napoleon, Britain, and the Siege of Cádiz. By Meredith Hindley

Karnak Where the digital age meets ancient Egypt. By Anrew Lawler

The Museum of Morgan At the recently expanded Morgan Library, visitors encounter architectural treasures and a peerless collection of manuscripts and art. By Francis Morrone

Love and hate during wartime;

Apocalypse not; and

Voici the valley.

Nebraska hosts talks on a pioneer in abstract art; and

on the reach of the Mexican muralists.

A New York program discusses how Jewish settlers shaped
the Wild West.

In Focus Poet Shelley Crisp brings her passion for place to North Carolina. By Jim Schlosser

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