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Publications

Virginia Quarterly Review

History Science Health

Cold War, Hot Mess

After decades of mismanaging its nuclear waste, the US Department of Energy wrestles with its toxic legacy.

Lois Parshley Virginia Quarterly Review Oct 2021 40min Permalink

Science

Sky High

Inside the world of competitive fireworks.

Duncan Murrell Virginia Quarterly Review Jul 2015 30min Permalink

Health

Intimate Odyssey

On modern motherhood and the birth narrative.

Julia Cooke Virginia Quarterly Review Jan 2021 25min Permalink

History World

More Lasting than Bronze

On revisionist architecture.

Looking at the statues here, or anywhere, makes one wonder: Is abstraction simply the cardinal feature of any war where the loss is so much greater than whatever can be described as victory?

Jack Hitt Virginia Quarterly Review Sep 2020 30min Permalink

World

No End in Sight

What happens when immigrant-rights advocates reach a breaking point?

Lauren Markham Virginia Quarterly Review Mar 2020 45min Permalink

History

The Ladder Up

A restless history of Washington Heights.

Carina del Valle Schorske Virginia Quarterly Review Dec 2019 25min Permalink

The Breakup Museum

Strangers want their past relationships witnessed, and other strangers come to Zagreb to witness them.

Leslie Jamison Virginia Quarterly Review Feb 2018 25min Permalink

Movies & TV

Inside the Tiger Factory

Behold the marvel of the animal’s fabrication.

Peter Trachtenberg Virginia Quarterly Review Jun 2015 40min Permalink

A Culture of No

How one immigration court in Texas has shut the door on those seeking refuge in America.

Justine van der Leun Virginia Quarterly Review Oct 2018 50min Permalink

Arts Movies & TV

The Male Glance

How the way we’re taught to look at female-centric TV, books and movies is ruining our ability to see good art.

Lili Loofbourow Virginia Quarterly Review Mar 2018 25min Permalink

Steroid Solidarity

The culture of juicing at the Mr. Olympia competition.

Oliver Bateman Virginia Quarterly Review Jul 2017 20min Permalink

Travel

Long Way Home

On the life at sea of Henk De Velde, who has circumnavigated the globe six times.

Ryan Bradley Virginia Quarterly Review May 2017 15min Permalink

World

The Useful Village

In the fall of 2015, Germany designated Sumte, population 102, as a sanctuary for nearly 800 refugees. What followed was a living experiment in the country’s principles.

Ben Mauk Virginia Quarterly Review Apr 2017 45min Permalink

Politics Science

Sovereignty Under the Stars

Astronomy, history, and spirituality collide at the summit of Hawaii’s Mauna Kea.

Trevor Quirk Virginia Quarterly Review Jan 2017 30min Permalink

Eyes Aloft

On the obsession with plane spotting.

Rose Lichter-Marck Virginia Quarterly Review Oct 2016 25min Permalink

Arts

The Death of Randall Jarrell

The poet died when he was hit by a car in 1965. Everything else about his demise is a mystery.

Jeffrey Meyers Virginia Quarterly Review Jun 1982 25min Permalink

Business

The Forgotten Village

Revisiting California’s grape vines more than 70 years after the publication of The Grapes of Wrath.

Gabriel Thompson Virginia Quarterly Review Jul 2015 20min Permalink

Business

Sugar Days

The sugar beet harvest in North Dakota draws a modern version of the American hobo.

Sierra Crane-Murdoch Virginia Quarterly Review Apr 2015 20min Permalink