Shorts
The Trouble with Triscuits
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Though the “electricity biscuit” thesis is plausible, killjoy historians need more evidence.
Field Trip
When John Brown’s Body Is Wax
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What better place to think about authenticity than a wax museum?
Shorts
The Pitfalls of Fandom for Women of Color
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What happens if we demystify fandom as a haven for female desire?
Shorts
Bats and Snakes and Dogs and Things Like That
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Regulation, not culture, is the key to understanding the novel coronavirus.
Bonus
Moong Dal Bhajias from Meher’s Mum
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Meher Mirza’s piece on the Time & Talents cookbook was one of our first pieces here at Contingent. As a special treat for our members, she’s given us this memory of a special dish along with the recipe itself, complete with her mother’s annotations.
Field Trip
How Priya Chhaya Does History
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Even after 13 years working at the National Trust for Historical Preservation, “there isn’t really a typical day of work for me.”
Shorts
Lovers Under an Apple Tree
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Why did the priest and the choir singer die, and what was the nature of their love?
Postcards
A Postcard from Augusta, GA
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A postcard from the annual meeting of the Georgia Association of Historians.