British policing of Communism before and into the Cold War has often been compared favorably with America’s witch-hunt hysteria. But was it really better?

The Vietnamese American literary classic undermines the readers’ expectations of a redemptive narrative of immigration and memory.

The Hindi film industry has undergone tremendous change since the late 1940s, reflecting India's shift from a socialistic republic to a privatized democracy.

In the 1970s, Willie Brim, a member of the Buluwai people, learned about Peter Tosh and Bob Marley from hippies who lived near his community. And the joy began.

A growing topic in policy focuses on improving public access to green, open spaces. How important is greenery for health and happiness?

In a distant galaxy, a cosmic dance between two supermassive black holes emits periodic flashes of light.

Inspired by Peale’s Philadelphia Museum, artist and collector Ralph E. W. Earl founded a similar institution in Tennessee in 1818.

According to legend, Sforza lifted her skirts to show her adversaries that she had the body parts to make more children. But why?

Renaissance artists routinely used men as models for their depictions of female subjects, yet only the musculatures of Michelangelo tell that story.

The discourse around police raids of so-called molly houses reflected the fear that London was a new Sodom where anonymity allowed people to be shameless.