What We’re Reading 2024
It’s become a tradition: the writers and editors at JSTOR Daily share our thoughts on this year's pleasure reading.
Disease Forecasts, AI Goes Nuclear, and Daniel Dennett
Well-researched stories from Aeon, Hakai Magazine, and other great publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.
Merry Christmas from The World
Festive poems from Anne Waldman, Bernadette Mayer, Eileen Myles, Clark Coolidge, Alice Notley, Yuki Hartman, Wang Ping, and more.
Healing Music, Self-Coups, and Monkey Business
Well-researched stories from Smithsonian Magazine, Slate, and other great publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.
Orca Hats, Ancient Life, and Edward Said
Well-researched stories from Undark, Live Science, and other great publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.
The Jet Stream’s History, Cookbooks, and Feminist Fury
Well-researched stories from Nautilus, Black Perspectives, and other great publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.
Thanksgiving Stories
Turkey or Tofurkey? Stuffing or dressing? Whatever the controversy, these Thanksgiving stories will slake your appetite!
Earwigs, Fungus, and Resistance via Literature
Well-researched stories from Nursing Clio, Ars Technica, and other great publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.
Quincy Jones, Color Vision, and the F-Word
Well-researched stories from Smithsonian Magazine, Aeon, and other great publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.
JSTOR Daily: What I Learned
Go behind the scenes with our writers as we celebrate JSTOR Daily’s tenth anniversary!
Feral Pigs, Vengeance, and a World of Languages
Well-researched stories from Hakai Magazine, Sapiens, and other great publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.
Bears, Beers, and the Question of Free Will
Well-researched stories from Aeon, Nautilus, and other great publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.
Halloween Stories
Why are Victorians the default haunted house, what do ghosts have to do with the imagination, and why do we like to be scared?
Can You Photograph a Ghost?
William Hope claimed to be able to document the visitations of ghosts. The controversial images he produced add to our understanding of the history of photography.
Autism Research, Dungan Food, and Forest Histories
Well-researched stories from Black Perspectives, Mongabay, and other great publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.
Witches, Earth’s Rings, and Freud’s Patient Zero
Well-researched stories from Aeon, Sequencer, and other great publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.
Celebrating Indigenous Peoples and Cultures
More and more states are choosing to celebrate Indigenous Peoples' Day instead of Columbus Day.
Lee: The Past Ever Haunts the Present
A new film shows how American photographer Lee Miller used the camera to bring the brutalities of World War II to the homefront.
Lightning Gods, Staticky Bugs, and Modern Genetics
Well-researched stories from Vox, SAPIENS, and other great publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.
Spies, Fashion, and Pet Cemeteries
Well-researched stories from Aeon, Harvard Public Health, and other great publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.
Reading for LGBTQ+ History Month
October is LGBTQ+ History Month, so the JSTOR Daily editors have rounded up a few of our favorite stories to mark the occasion.
A Religious Studies Roundup
Stories from JSTOR Daily about religious traditions around the world and how they’ve shaped our politics, pleasures, and self-perceptions.
Gorgeous GMOs, Canyon Heritage, and Black Adoption
Well-researched stories from Sapiens, KFF Health News, and other great publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.