Gas was in fact one of the first readily available fuels, and shaped spaces and politics in Regency-era London.

Are you a bird? Is your chick acting weird? You might be victim of a brood parasite.

How various nationalist groups have come to use "Celtic" as a coded way of saying "white."

Before Judith Butler’s 1990 book Gender Trouble, the influential gender theorist wrote a series of essays that offer easier access to their ideas.

Revisiting an essential Asian American work, beloved for its synthesis of neocolonialism, postmodernism, and central queer and female characters.

Wide-scale cannabis cultivation is causing environmental damage. Federal regulations could change this.

Digital addiction is inspiring plays, books, films, and art -- just as other forms of addiction have in the past.

Well-researched stories from NPR, the Washington Post, and other great publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.

How "accidental" world leaders have faced the challenges of leading major democracies without being voted in.

Shaken by Nazi propaganda, educators tried to teach anti-racist lessons in the 30s-40s. Their methods, however, would be considered very problematic today.