An illustration from Alice in Wonderland depicting Alice's encounter with a hookah smoking caterpillar
Language & Literature

Off With Their Heads! Alice In Wonderland Turns 150

How Alice in Wonderland changed how we look at time and space.
Bruce Holsinger
Language & Literature

The Medieval Historical Figures Behind Bruce Holsinger’s Novels

Discover the real men Bruce Holsinger based his characters on.
Arnold Schwarzenegger as an action hero holding a gun in 1984's The Terminator
Performing Arts

Arnold Schwarzenegger: A Kinder, Gentler Action Hero?

Two articles look at the movies of Arnold Schwarzenegger through the lens of gender studies and feminism.
An older man catches a wave

Surfing as Religion

Surfing is considered by some to constitute an aquatic nature religion.
Older black and white photograph of the Hollywood sign
Performing Arts

Inside Early Hollywood’s Obsession With Age

How did Hollywood portray aging stars in a time before Photoshop?
Sign with characters indicating an expletive crossed out
Language & Literature

All About That Taboo: When Good Words Go Bad

The phenomenon of sacres, or taboo words that start from fairly innocuous beginnings.
Poet Tomas Tranströmer in black and white
Language & Literature

Tomas Tranströmer’s Final Interview

Read poetry and essays on Tomas Transtromer.
An old television displaying Yoko Ono and a woman fixing her collar
Art & Art History

Invitation, Sacrifice, Souvenir: Yoko Ono’s “Cut Piece”

Yoko Ono's iconic work of performance art "Cut Piece" was recently re-enacted by musician Peaches.
Neon colored Mural by Maya Hayuk for POW! WOW! Hawaii
Art & Art History

The Global Rise of Street Art

Pow! Wow! mural festivals are growing internationally and exponentially. Learn about the rise and acceptance of street art.
Street in Paris

“No Duty But That to Herself”: American Girls in Paris

The American GIrls' club was created not only to feed and house American girls in Paris in the 1890s