In 1887, New York’s infamous Women’s Lunatic Asylum on Blackwell’s Island received a new patient named Nellie Brown. She…
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On a pleasant December morning, Tarun Nayar was at a mangrove reserve in Mumbai, where he plugged his synthesizer…
At first glance, the painting appears almost ordinary. A male subject, his identity lost to the centuries, gazes solemnly…
In 1997—at the height of a wave of exposés, lawsuits, and public outrage against the tobacco industry—Puzant Torigian, a…
Around Valentine’s Day, my parents start watching the weather. They’re waiting for a stretch when the temperatures are above…
Ahhh, Bolivia. A country of great beauty, stunning landscapes, and unique tourist attractions. A country with the highest capital city…