Hasty Pudding: The Original American Comfort Food
Puddings can be surprisingly nationalistic.
Synesthetic Adjectives Will Make You Eat Your Words
Fragrant. Sweet. Tangy. Certain synesthetic adjectives actually trigger cognitive simulations of eating.
A Black Sea Shipwreck Trove
A remarkable discovery has been made in the Black Sea: 42 extremely well-preserved ships spanning a millennia from the ninth to the nineteenth century CE.
Thanksgiving Is a Feast of Things Forgotten
Thanksgiving is a feast so complex and semiotically dense that things are very often forgotten and rarely go according to plan.
The Most Contentious Presidential Transition in American History
Was Abraham Lincoln's the most tumultuous presidential transition in American history?
Suggested Readings: Climate Change Now, Wyoming’s Power, and Fighting Zika
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How Early Feminist Writer Margaret Fuller’s Memoirs Were Rewritten
Margaret Fuller was one of the most-read Americans of the mid-nineteenth century, but then men started to edit her for posterity.
Does Street Protest Matter?
Americans have turned to street protests to achieve their political goals—while critics have warned that this kind of public action won’t change anything.
Bringing Ancient Meals to Life
Recreating ancient meals--complete with 2500-year-old booze--is no easy feat.
Falling for Niagara Falls
How did Niagara Falls become the Honeymoon Capital of the World?