Jean Paul Gautier at Life Ball 2014

Fashion’s Gender-Bending Provocateur Jean-Paul Gaultier Retires

The legacy of Jean-Paul Gaultier.
Cupped hands holding grain

Why Growing More Food Won’t Stop Hunger

Hunger is still a major issue. At the same time, the world produces twice as much food as it needs.
Group of books by poets recognized by the National Book Awards in 2014

Small-Press Poets Recognized by the National Book Awards

Small, independent poetry presses are getting attention thanks to the 2014 National Book Award nominations.
Orange and rust autumn leaves, illustrated

Why Do Leaves Change Colors in the Fall?

Why do leaves change colors in fall?
Man sitting cross-legged in a forest listening to headphones while holding a smart phone in one hand and balancing a cup of coffee in the other

Why We Really, Really Hate Being Alone

Why do we hate to be alone? It may have to do with saber toothed tigers.
The Rosenbach Museum

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
Excerpt of letter from Alexander Murdock detailing the geography of the Battle of Gettysburg

Finding Your Place in Letters

For scholars of American history, letter-writing makes historical research possible.
Massachusetts Office of Travel and Tourism

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.
Gertrude Stein in front of an American flag

The Marketing of Americans: Gertrude Stein and the Atlantic Monthly

It took Gertrude Stein years to make it into the Atlantic.
Domestic moment with one partner on the couch looking at a tablet while raising their legs for a partner who is vacuuming

Housework, Gender Roles, and Sex: It’s Complicated

Scholars examine gender roles, sex, and egalitarianism within marriage.