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There's a growing body of evidence that many voluntourism trips don't actually make much positive impact—and might even cause harm.

On Owen Biddle’s 1806 book, The Young Carpenter’s Assistant.

We are honoring the Top 11 winners of our Student Editorial Contest by publishing their essays. This one is by Ketong Li, age 17.

Younger than most antiques dealers, and with a modern sensibility too, the...

‘Don’t do as we did,’ says Pippa Biddle, who highlights colonial structure of industry where unqualified Western tourists pay to volunteer abroad

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Curious Objects: Mystery Box Bright young antiques dealers Pippa Biddle and Benjamin Davidson come on the pod to talk treasure—specifically, a homely wooden box that punches above its weight, thanks to its curious Revolutionary War provenance and a Herman Melville connection. Also—music to the ears during this holiday season—the pair sings the praises of untrammeled accumulation as an interior design strategy. The 250-year-old box with a Revolutionary War secret inside. Photograph by Ben...