Student Writing in the Digital Age
Essays filled with "LOL" and emojis? College student writing today actually is longer and contains no more errors than it did in 1917.
JSTOR Daily Is Two Years Old
JSTOR Daily is Two! A roundup of some of JSTOR Daily's best work on its 2nd birthday.
The Psychological Origins of Procrastination—and How We Can Stop Putting Things Off
The psychology behind procrastination involves how we perceive of value,
“Eastern Spaghetti”: How Italian Food Became a Favorite in Thailand
Thai-Italian fusion is massively popular in Thailand. How did pizza and pasta make their way into Thai cuisine?
How Teddy Roosevelt Changed Football
Is football too violent? It's a problem Teddy Roosevelt once tried to solve from the White House.
How 9/11 Changed Americans
15 years after 9/11, what are the lasting effects on Americans' psychology?
The Political Power of Marie Antoinette’s Hair
With the help of a French hairdresser, Marie Antoinette embarked on what initially appeared to be a happily fated alliance between the Habsburgs and the Bourbons.
Where American Public Schools Came From
How American public schools came to be taxpayer-funded.
Marriage: Not What It Used to Be
Marriage and relationship advice has changed as the institutions evolve.
Goodbye to the Barbershop?
The decline of barbershops is not a sign of a disintegrating culture of manhood, but rather a transformation of masculinity.