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The Editors on Italian cooking, “Americans in Paris,” Hollis Taggart, Bruckner, Mahler, the pursuit of happiness & more from the world of culture.

The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World were daring and dazzling constructions that have burned bright in the human imagination right up to the modern day.

In late September 1066, William of Normandy asked his second cousin, Alan Rufus (en français: Alain le Roux), to join the Normans’ fateful war party against the Saxons. Rufus was the second son of a Breton count, at a time when the firstborn son would inherit the title and all the family wealth. It was unlikely that he would prosper if he remained in France. So he enlisted in William’s expedition to England, distinguishing himself as a commander at the Battle of Hastings. After William’s victory

Branko Milanovic and Guido Alfani study inequality over the course of human history. The results are not good.

Oracle Road wouldn't have its mystical Greek name if a New Brunswick teen hadn't ridden a famed clipper ship in the 1850s.