All the Young Dudes: Generic Gender Terms Among Young Women
The linguistics behind gender neutral terms among young women.
What Role Did Laura Keene Play on Abraham Lincoln’s Last Night?
Actress Laura Keene's role on the night of Lincoln's assassination is shrouded in myth.
A Brief History of Young Adult Fiction
Before there such a thing as "YA," librarians struggled not just to define a genre, but to figure out how to get books in the hands of young readers.
Mental Time Travel with Frohawk Two Feathers
Recent scientific studies investigate the physical potential of time travel; see how artist Frohawk Two Feathers' colonial epics do as well.
The Vampire Virtuoso? Paganini’s Bloodletting Kit Is for Sale
Paganini's personal bloodletting kit contains three domed-shape glasses with brass twist spouts and a brass scarification (scraping) tool.
Rednecks: A Brief History
What is a "redneck" exactly? Kelli Marshall explores a brief history of the word.
Artists Respond to Plastic Ocean Pollution
We deposit eight million metric tons of plastic ocean pollution annually—see how artists teamed up with scientists to address this environmental crisis.
Butterfly Flow: Tupac, Kendrick Lamar, and the Resurrection of New Black Godz
A look at mythic themes in Kendrick Lamar's recent #1 album To Pimp a Butterfly.
Picasso’s Pricey ‘Femmes d’Alger’
Picasso's "Femmes d'Alger" is set to take the record for most expensive painting ever sold.