Andrew Katzenstein

A new history of the Mets tries to turn the pain of losing into the struggle of class politics.

When the remains of prehistoric creatures were discovered in Europe and the U.S., it opened up a heated debate on the nature of time and the purpose of science.

The politician presents a riddle for historians. He was a beloved populist but also a crackpot conspiracist. Were his politics tainted by his strange beliefs?

Screwball comedies are beloved films, but for decades historians and critics have disagreed over what the genre is and which movies belong to it.

The saxophonist Albert Ayler revolutionized the avant-garde jazz scene, drastically altering notions of what noises qualified as music.