Annotation Archives

A Manner of Squeaking

by Laura Marris,

The Dangerous Problem

by Joe Kloc,

The century-long struggle to prove the Collatz conjecture

Permanent Spots

by Michael Shorris,

An encounter with early New York graffiti

Signs of the Times

by Kim Hew-Low,

The political history of the Olympic pictogram

Heir Mail

by Irina Dumitrescu,

Decrypting the correspondence of Mary, Queen of Scots

Miracle Cure

by Matthew Hongoltz-Hetling,

City in a Forest

by Max Saltman,

The fight over Atlanta’s new police academy

We Started the Fire

by Clayton Dalton,

The risks of prescribed burns in a warming climate

Lone on the Range

by Leland Nally,

Prairie madness on the Great Plains

Knights-Errant

by Jacob Sweet,

Online chess reshapes the game of kings

Come and Get It

by Joe Kloc,

A risky invitation to extraterrestrials

No Pain, No Gain

by Robin Kaiser-Schatzlein,

Pandemic bonds and the privatization of public health

Lost Cause

by Meg Bernhard,

How police violence disappears from death certificates

The Hothouse

by Maya L. Kapoor,

Tracking the past and future spread of ragweed allergies

Your Own Devices

by Elizabeth Evitts Dickinson,

The Right to Repair movement gains ground

A Firm Hand

by Ian MacDougall,

McKinsey goes to Rikers Island

Divine Logic

by Stephen Budiansky,

Kurt Gödel’s last proof

The Big Frieze

by Dan Brooks,

Cartoonist Ben Garrison’s MAGA in winter

Measureless to Man

by Matthew Sherrill,

The art of mapping the underground

Negative I.D.

by Atossa Araxia Abrahamian,

Proving you’re safe to travel

Shelter in Place

by Samanth Subramanian,

The democratic designs of J.B.S. Haldane

False Prophets

by Madeleine Schwartz,

How to forge a Dead Sea Scroll

Signs of the Covenant

by Jamie Levin, Sarah Treleaven,

The old media of the ultra-Orthodox

Abstract Expression

by Jacob Mikanowski,

The former Yugoslavia’s enigmatic memorial architecture

If I’m to Go

by Vanessa Gregory,

How to fight a deportation

The Haunted House

by Sophie Haigney,

What privacy looks like on Google Street View

The Counter-Monument

by Zoey Poll,

Disempowering a memorial to Fascism

Out of Africa

by Oscar Schwartz,

The legacy of colonialism threatens the future of genetic research

The Birds

by Jake Bittle,

Amazon dreams of a drone-filled sky

Bite Marks

by Bobbi Dempsey,

What a dental x-ray reveals about poverty

Annotation

A closer look into the meanings and histories of everyday documents, diagrams, maps, and images.

A Manner of Squeaking

The Dangerous Problem

Permanent Spots

Signs of the Times

Heir Mail

Miracle Cure

City in a Forest

We Started the Fire

Lone on the Range

Knights-Errant

Come and Get It

No Pain, No Gain

Lost Cause

The Hothouse

Your Own Devices

A Firm Hand

Divine Logic

The Big Frieze

Measureless to Man

Negative I.D.

Shelter in Place

False Prophets

Signs of the Covenant

Abstract Expression

If I’m to Go

The Haunted House

The Counter-Monument

Out of Africa

The Birds

Bite Marks

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Annotation

A closer look into the meanings and histories of everyday documents, diagrams, maps, and images.

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A Manner of Squeaking

The Dangerous Problem

Permanent Spots

Signs of the Times

Heir Mail

Miracle Cure

City in a Forest

We Started the Fire

Lone on the Range

Knights-Errant

Come and Get It

No Pain, No Gain

Lost Cause

The Hothouse

Your Own Devices

A Firm Hand

Divine Logic

The Big Frieze

Measureless to Man

Negative I.D.

Shelter in Place

False Prophets

Signs of the Covenant

Abstract Expression

If I’m to Go

The Haunted House

The Counter-Monument

Out of Africa

The Birds

Bite Marks

April 2025

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