A Weed is but an Unloved Flower
"Whatever Otherness weeds may possess, it is an outcome of human artifice.”
The Gruesome Truth at the Heart of Squid Game
Would you be willing to play games to get out of debt? Would you sell your organs?
Sobriety is Next to Godliness
Teetotalers in the early British temperance movement signed temperance pledges like those in The Livesey Collection on JSTOR.
“Where There’s Drink, There’s Danger”
These early temperance movement lantern slides from The Livesey Collection want you to abstain from drinking alcohol. Happy New Year!
Our Most Popular Stories of 2021
This year, readers were into peanut butter and jelly, semi-conductors, bayonets, Victorian knitting manuals, plus the hard-working dogs of Medieval Europe.
Our Writers’ Favorite Stories of 2021
Without our writers (and editors and fact checkers and producers) and you, we're nothing.
Meet the Christmas Tree Doppelgängers of the Sea
More than one marine species is named for the beloved evergreens.
How “Termites of the Sea” Have Shaped Maritime Technology
These small marine pests have been eating our ships for millennia, forcing us to keep building better boats throughout history.
Wreath-Making in National Parks? In Mexico, Yes
Mexico created its national parks system in the 1930s. Today, hundreds of thousands of people live, and work, within its boundaries.
Plant of the Month: Garlic Mustard
As garlic mustard naturalized in North America, it became a popular plant to forage for impoverished and rural communities.