2016 was certainly an unstable time in history. Even the way we use language to convey our collective fears about the state of society seems fractured.

The winter solstice Festival of Poseidon was epic.

Extra Credit: Our pick of stories from around the web that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.

Plains Indian ledger drawings offer a rich counter-narrative to the often-glamorized, or forgotten, history of the American West.

The Presidential Inauguration is January 20th as a result of a twentieth century change to the U.S. Constitution. Originally, it was March 4th.

Services like BetterHelp and Talkspace allow users to find therapists online, and conduct sessions through a mix of texts, e-mails, and video calls.

Foreign powers have been interfering in our politics since day one, when we welcomed it from France, Spain, and the Netherlands.

Gustave Flaubert was put on trial for obscenity. Why didn't he fight government censorship harder?

We've gathered up some of our favorite literary takes on Christmas.

Jane Austen is known for self-assured heroines and love stories. But she also wrote a lot about the importance of being wrong.