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Into the Intro: The Cambridge Companion to Horseracing

Today on Into the Intro, we're celebrating one of our favorite national pastimes—The Kentucky Derby, which kicked off this year's Triple Crown races on Saturday. As you gear up for the Preakness and the Belmont Stakes, don't forget to catch up on the history, culture, and legacy of the sport with The Cambridge Companion to Horseracing.

6 May 2013

Soundtrack to the Roaring 20s

Fitzgerald Fever is in full swing at the Cambridge office, and every good party needs a playlist! We present our Gatsby-inspired playlist in honor of the Roaring Twenties.

3 May 2013

Quiz: Could you be Shakespeare?

Do you have the political / historical / literary / geographical / mythological savvy to have written the Bard's canon? Take our quiz to find out!

1 May 2013

Into the Intro: Operation Typhoon

Launched in October 1941, Hitler’s Operation Typhoon had a simple objective: capture Moscow and knock the Soviet Union out of the war. Operation Typhoon is an incisive, groundbreaking account of Germany’s drive to capture Moscow.

David Stahel | 29 Apr 2013

Coverage: The Great Gatsby

Check out these classic covers of The Great Gatsby.

26 Apr 2013

Historian David Stahel on Why Operation Typhoon Matters

Amidst a sea of titles on World War II and the German army, David Stahel discusses why a careful study on this German campaign in the eastern theater raises new questions about the war we think we know.

David Stahel | 25 Apr 2013

So who really wrote Shakespeare’s plays?

Since the middle of the 19th century, the Shakespeare authorship debate has produced over 70 candidates who may have written the canon of English drama and poetry supposedly composed by William Shakespeare. Here are a few of the people that have been considered throughout the debate.

24 Apr 2013

Photo Contest: Comet PANSTARRS

Comet-watchers from around the world submitted their shots of PANSTARRS to our contest back in March. Take a look at their photos!

23 Apr 2013

Save the Planet this Earth Day

In honor of Earth Day, we asked a few of our leading experts the following question: This year, Earth Day calls on us to help fight climate change. What is the one critical action everyone should take...

22 Apr 2013

An Earth Day Q&A

Renée Hetherington, author of Living in a Dangerous Climate, shares how we can make an impact this Earth Day. This year, Earth Day calls on us to help fight climate change. What is the one critical action...

22 Apr 2013

Opening Day

A lot of nonsense has been written about baseball and this is my contribution. I learned to watch the game and played catch with my father who is, in fact, English and schooled in the mysteries of cricket...

Tom W. | 19 Apr 2013

The Shakespeare Debates

This week on the Cambridge Book Club, contributors to the new Cambridge volume Shakespeare Beyond Doubt debate some of history’s most famous non-believers. Read why famous figures from Walt Whitman to Charlie Chaplin doubt the Bard and what Shakespeare Beyond Doubt has to say about their reservations. Don’t miss the debate!

17 Apr 2013