Why We Really, Really Hate Being Alone
Why do we hate to be alone? It may have to do with saber toothed tigers.
The Wild Things Say Goodbye to the Rosenbach
Since the late 1960s, Philadelphia's Rosenbach Museum has housed over 10,000 works of art, manuscripts, and ephemera belonging to Maurice Sendak
Finding Your Place in Letters
For scholars of American history, letter-writing makes historical research possible.
Homes of The River Gods: The History of American Mansions
Mansions hold a special place in the American imagination, and dates back to colonial days.
The Marketing of Americans: Gertrude Stein and the Atlantic Monthly
It took Gertrude Stein years to make it into the Atlantic.
Housework, Gender Roles, and Sex: It’s Complicated
Scholars examine gender roles, sex, and egalitarianism within marriage.
Lost Franklin Expedition Ship Found by Canadian Scientists
In 2014, a Canadian team announced they had found the shipwrecks of John Franklin's lost 1845 expedition.
Joshua Bell, Busker Redux
Joshua Bell, a world-renowned violinist, tries busking in Washington's metro.
The “Failure” of Jean Genet’s The Maids
Jean Genet called his 1947 play, "The Maids" a failure. Why?
Melville Reborn, Again and Again
A scholar traces Herman Melville's reputation in American and British literary circles.