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Fly the Friendly Skies in a Grease Powered Jet

James MacDonald
A United Airlines jet is the first to take off using only fuels made from discarded fat.
Still of women from "Gone With the Wind"

What Life Was Really Like for “Southern Belles” During the Civil War

Erin Blakemore
What life was like for southern belles.
Close-up of a brown centipede

Journey to the Center(pede) of the Earth

James MacDonald
The deepest living centipede has been discovered in a Croatian cave.
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“Between the World and Me”: Ta-Nehisi Coates and the Legacy of James Baldwin

Ellen C. Caldwell
Toni Morrison has compared writer Ta-Nehisi Coates to James Baldwin; find out why here.
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Still Visible: William Styron’s Memoir of Madness 25 Years Later

Alex Nunes
An interview with the daughter of William Styron, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Sophie's Choice.
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“White Power Laundries” and the Clash Over Asians in America

Erin Blakemore
The dark history of white power laundry and asians in America.
Shark fin protruding out of water

Shark Attacks: A History of Hype

James MacDonald
A history of shark attacks and public response to them.
Extra Credit Suggested Readings from JSTOR Daily Editors

Suggested Readings: Walk for Your Brain, Climate Change Questions, Juvenile Detention

The Editors
JSTOR suggested readings on the web
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On Gold Diggers

Erin Blakemore
A cultural history of gold diggers.
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Adultery and Secret Lives Way Before Ashley Madison

Livia Gershon
Long before Ashley Madison, married people found ways to cheat.