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The Death of New York City

Host Violet Lucca,Guest Kevin Baker, Jeremiah Moss

In this inaugural episode of The Harper’s Podcast, Kevin Baker and Jeremiah Moss discuss the decline of New York City

Slice of History

by Julia Wertz,

The story behind Ray's Pizza

Inside the April Issue

by James Marcus,

Leslie Jamison on the Women's March, Alan Feuer on Bill de Blasio, Yascha Mounk on the refugee crisis in Germany, and Jessica Weisberg on Tokyo's exclusion of immigrants

On the Border

by Jason Novak,

The story of a Tibetan refugee living in California, as told to the illustrator

Theaters of Manhattan and Brooklyn, Then and Now

by Julia Wertz,

Illustrations of theater buildings in New York City, as they appeared between 1910 and today

Untitled

by Maria Lassnig,

Untitled, c. 1979, a watercolor by Maria Lassnig, whose work is on view at Petzel, in New York City. Artwork © Maria Lassnig Foundation. Courtesy Petzel, New York City

The Rainmaker’s Flood

by Jennifer Kabat,

The quest to control the weather

Williamsburg Then and Now

by Julia Wertz,

Illustrations of Graham Avenue in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, as it appeared between the 1930s and today.

From the Series BLAST

by Jim Mangan,

A photograph from the series BLAST, by Jim Mangan, whose work is on view in the group exhibition Land Escapes, at Joshua Liner Gallery, in New York City. Courtesy the…

Bronx Theaters Then and Now

by Julia Wertz,

Cigar Stores Then and Now

by Julia Wertz,

Illustrations of cigar stores on Broadway in New York City, as they appeared between the early 1900s and today

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The Death of New York City

Slice of History

Inside the April Issue

On the Border

Theaters of Manhattan and Brooklyn, Then and Now

Untitled

The Rainmaker’s Flood

Williamsburg Then and Now

From the Series BLAST

Bronx Theaters Then and Now

Cigar Stores Then and Now

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