Many Enlightenment thinkers admired Confucius, leading to a debate over whether classical Chinese philosophy was compatible with Christianity.

As a musician of color during the Ancien Régime and French Revolution, Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges, lived a life unlike those of his peers.

A recent judgement by the Supreme Court of India put off the question of allowing same-sex marriage, but it still may be seen as a victory for the community.

For incarcerated people, being able to experience something collectively with those beyond the walls is a type of reprieve that buoys the soul and psyche.

Why are alpacas everywhere, and why are they so expensive?

How has Afrofuturism supported the imagining of other worlds in the face of the anthropogenic climate crisis?

It’s a rocky road for its rovers, a long slog for scientists—and back on Earth, a battle of the budget.

As commonplace books evolved into anthologies, they developed reputations as canonical works, their editors curating tomes as vibrant as the loveliest bouquets.

Teaching students to make their own poetry anthologies in the form of a commonplace book gives them insight into the power, and problems, of curation.

It’s not your imagination: a disproportionate number of women really do play bass guitar in rock bands.