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Audacious Women
A new one-woman show tells the story of Virginia’s history through the eyes of ten audacious women. From the Civil War to the Harlem Renaissance to t…
2 months, 1 week ago
America the Beautiful
From Marian Anderson’s 1939 concert at the Lincoln Memorial to Marvin Gaye singing the National Anthem at the NBA Finals, the theme of patriotism can…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
Stories for the Semiquincentennial
In 1976, the Bikecentennial became the first organized bike tour across the U.S. Around 4,000 bicyclists pedaled to celebrate the Bicentennial, or Am…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
Framing the Civil War
For nearly a century the National Park Service would tell you all about the civil war battles and tactics, but meticulously avoided the most explosiv…
3 months ago
The Monsters Among Us
A cold, dark summer in 1816 brought an extraordinary group of young writers together on the shores of Lake Geneva—including an eighteen-year-old Mary…
3 months ago
Fatherhood
George Tzamaras fancies himself as a “connoisseur of fine dad jokes.” I have him rate a few of my own dad jokes as a rite of passage as I start my jo…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
A Crack in the System
I’ll admit it, I’m not very good at dealing with conflict. In fact, I’d rather avoid conflict altogether than tackle it head on. It’s not something I…
3 months, 3 weeks ago
What Air is to Fire
A life steeped in literature fueled the rise of the nation’s first Muslim woman elected to a statewide office. Ghazala Hashmi discusses the power of …
3 months, 3 weeks ago
2026 Summer Reading Recs
It’s time for our annual summer reading recommendation round-up! From a book that traces the Cold War history of our “Made in China” goods, to a witc…
4 months, 1 week ago