Articles by Matthew Taub

"There's some kind of energy in the desert that's very different than anywhere else," she says of the setting of her new Apple TV+ series.

The documentary filmmaker talks about a founder's flaws, radical openness, and road tripping for a sandwich.

Heaven and hell, music and dance at the Carnaval de Oruro.

The seaside town is known for both its history and its artistry.

To bring spring, hundreds of hirsute revelers roam the country's villages.

The late, legendary magician and actor always followed his curiosity.

A bit disturbing, but oddly lovely.

The discovery adds to our knowledge of Makuria, which ruled a vast region of Africa for six centuries.

A recently sold letter from medical pioneer Edward Jenner provides some insight as to why.

The United Kingdom is experiencing a revival of interest in an ancient burial method.

They tell a ground-level story of how peaceful movements led to social change, and how much remains to be done.

It is an artifact of devotion, wealth, and empire.

An expert on Kubrick finds them "fascinating," if "derivative," but they may be this strange year's physical embodiment.

The theremin's mystery endures, and virtuosos are still fighting for its recognition.

A new study found plenty of bacteria, fungi, and insect remains, but nothing to be alarmed about.

The papers of Tony Glover, "musician's musician" and journalist, include many other luminaries as well.

An exhibit is taking a closer look at the racist Ocoee Massacre in Florida, 100 years after it took place.

If you ever needed a lipstick gun or a heartbeat detector, you could be in luck.

He was fighting not Normans, but the stigma of mental illness.

The site reflects how the rise of Christianity to the south affected the worship of the Norse pantheon.

Cagey about his methods, John Wallis was a bit of a cipher himself.

The pandemic layover and their eventual return home is a new chapter in a long history.

This slave trade is well known to historians, but this is the first known wreck from it.

The logbook is written from the white perspective, and its horrors are plain to see.