One of the flash points in the LGBTQ+ movement was liquor licenses, which were the subject of important legal cases.

Classical music carries an air of sophistication. One scholar tries to figure out whether it also translates into more ka-ching.

The objects purported to speak for the wearer: "Hold me! I have run away."

The popular conspiracy theory has intriguing parallels with classic noir by Raymond Chandler and Dashiell Hammett.

Presenting impoverished city dwellers with a fresh bouquet might seem condescending. On the other hand, flowers are awesome.

A tree's hard outer bark helps it survive. Studying why it's thicker on some trees than others could help scientists understand how to protect them.

Well-researched stories from Wired, Aeon, and other great publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.

Articles in the underground press capture what's missing from our romanticized memory of that fateful season.

The civil rights leader who changed his name to Kwame Ture encouraged students in the Mississippi Freedom Schools to think critically.

But it didn't work. The rumor, spread by the underground press in 1967, probably led to many disappointed hippies.