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  • The Genius of Handel’s Messiah

    The oratorio is a feat of sustained inspiration arguably unsurpassed in the canon of Western classical music.

    Jan SwaffordDecember 2024 Issue
    collage illustration with layers of a Handel portrait, pieces of sheet music, and fragments of angels and paintings
  • Reality TV Just Leveled Up

    The Traitors is part satire, part camp, and pure genius.

    Megan GarberMarch 13, 2025
    illustration of Alan Cumming surrounded by kaleidoscopic colors
  • Jones Very
    July 1883 Issue
  • Reader's Choice
    William BarrettNovember 1964 Issue
  • Art
    February 1873 Issue
  • English Folk-Lore and London Humors
    March 1884 Issue
  • The Always Ready Club
    Gretchen FinletterOctober 1943 Issue
  • Alexandre Dumas
    Gamaliel Bradford Jr.June 1908 Issue
  • The Upside of the Publishing Crisis
    Edward TennerJuly 29, 2011
  • Set to Fail: A History of Movies That Debuted Against Blockbusters
    Jason BaileyMay 4, 2012
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