How to Read the Bones Like a Scapulimancer
In Shang Dynasty China, fortune-telling with oracle bones was the key to political power.
Our Long Roanoke Nightmare
The sixth season of Ryan Murphy’s American Horror Story focuses on the mysterious lost colony of Roanoke.
The F. Scott Fitzgerald Review Reviews F. Scott Fitzgerald
Selections from the F. Scott Fitzgerald Review
Getting to Know the MacArthur “Genius” Fellows
This year's MacArthur Genius Fellows are a diverse group of artists, scientists, lawyers, writers, and more.
Remembering John Coltrane
Today JSTOR Daily celebrates John Coltrane, the greatly prophetic and pioneering jazz artist. We remember his music and legacy now.
MacArthur Genius Fellow Maggie Nelson Writes Poetry, Too. Here’s Some Of It.
She can pack a room with her prose, but Maggie Nelson's got a poet's ear.
What the U.S. Can Learn From Cuba
With U.S.-Cuba relations opening, Cuba’s best export to the U.S could be its healthcare model.
The Strange Life of Punctuation!
Punctuation is often a symbolically loaded. Is there anything else so heavily regulated, codified and coddled as the period, comma, or exclamation point?
Stage Death: From Offstage to in Your Face
Death on stage has a long, gory history. From Ancient Greece to 19th century Paris to The Walking Dead. Why does theatre like death so much?
Does Science Destroy Wonder?
Tom Wolfe's new book accidentally rehashes an age-old question: does scientific progress nullify beauty? What's the relationship between science and art?