Tag: nineteenth century

6 New Beach Reads from SUP

A novel, a genre-bender, and some quick 100-pagers for your summer reading lists.

Obama and Me

The most sweeping change can begin with the simplest connections.

The Roseman Hypothesis

Reviving Walter Benjamin, rethinking New York.

On Pancho Villa, Tequila, and Mexicanidad

How the teetotaling hero of the Mexican Revolution became a tequila-swilling gunslinger.
By Marie Sarita Gaytán

How Photography Saved Yosemite

Yosemite celebrates the 150th anniversary of the law designed to protect its natural beauty. 150 years ago today, the national parks system was effectively inaugurated with the Yosemite Grant Act. Signed by Lincoln in the midst of the civil war, this far-sighted legislation was the