Before Tinder, There Was Video Dating
The precursor to online dating was video dating.
Nothing Beats a Dolphin Riding a Whale
Studies of play in dolphins
Erasing History at the USPS
When the United States Post Office (USPS) tried to sell off historic New Deal sites, scholars and communities protested.
Suggested Readings: Bears vs. Drones, Cougars vs. Stereotypes, Social Anxiety vs. Generosity
Suggested Readings from JSTOR Daily
Cinema Journal
Cinema Journal is published by the University of Texas Press on behalf of the Society for Cinema and Media Studies.
Dear Pedants: Your Fave Grammar Rule is Probably Fake
What constitutes ‘correct’ grammar in English seems to have a cyclical life, aided and abetted by new generations of enthusiastic grammarians.
Tracing Orphans in Your Ancestry
Modern-day DNA research is beginning to unlock longstanding mysteries regarding orphans.
What State Fairs Used to Mean
The historical significance of state fairs
Armadillos are Cute, but They Spread Leprosy
A surprising examination of how armadillos spread leprosy.
Donald Trump: The Id of Republican Politics
If Reagan is the Republican super-ego, the father figure that this latest generation looks up to, then Donald Trump is the id of Republican politics.