Cartoon character Underdog
Language & Literature

How Second-Wave Feminists Saw Saturday Morning Cartoons

Before the Bechdel test, second-wave feminists looked at sexist portrayals in Saturday Morning cartoons
Still from MTV's Catfish depicting Nev Schulman and Max Joseph investigating
Language & Literature

Gone (Cat)Fishing: How Language Detectives Tackle Online Anonymity

Linguistic clues might be the solution to identifying anonymous online users.
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?
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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.