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Daddy Long Leg Spider

Afghan History, Confused Cars, and Daddy Longlegs

Well-researched stories from The Root, Slate, and other great publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.
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The Summer Blockbusters of JSTOR Daily

Our favorite stories about popcorn movies! There may or may not be explosions.
2015 Global Temperatures

Climate Politics, Robot Chameleons, and Taxing Churches

Well-researched stories from Quartz, Gizmodo, and other great publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.
Three cats singing by Louis Wain

Six Cat Poems That Aren’t That Owl and Pussycat One

There's nothing practical about these felines. Meow.
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight

Venus, the Green Knight, and Old-School Peaches

Well-researched stories from Wired, Struggles from Below, and other great publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.
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Money’s Past, Antibiotic Trouble, and English Spelling

Well-researched stories from The New Yorker, Scientific American, and other great publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.
The New Shepard Blue Origin rocket lifts-off from the launch pad carrying Jeff Bezos along with his brother Mark Bezos, 18-year-old Oliver Daemen, and 82-year-old Wally Funk

Bezos in Space, Ice Cream Science, and Trash Parrots

Well-researched stories from Slate, Smithsonian, and other great publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.
Plastic television

Guerrilla Food, Sports Violence, and Historical Plastic

Well-researched stories from Atlas Obscura, Psyche, and other great publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.
A fox on a city street

City Wildlife, Social Mitochondria, and Consumer Identity

Well-researched stories from Quanta, Scientific American, and other great publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.
Mongoose baby

Megadrought, Mongoose Parenting, and Autism in Chinese

Well-researched stories from The Week, Disability Visibility, and other great publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.
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Britney Spears, Karate, and Wrong Numbers

Well-researched stories from the New York Times, Vox, and other great publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.
Two illustrations of Brassica rapa, turnips and mustard greens, 1804

Video Games, Vegetables, and Black Home Schoolers

Well-researched stories from Wired, Aeon, and other great publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.
A bird in an ant bath

Ant Baths, a Gay Road Trip, and Viruses in Labs

Well-researched stories from Culture Study, Christianity Today, and other great publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.
A portrait of Audre Lorde from the cover of the July/August 1988 issue of WomaNews

Ten Poems by Audre Lorde

The esteemed poet is author of Sister Outsider, one title on the Schomburg Black Liberation Reading List. Read free related content on JSTOR.
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The Unicorns of JSTOR

These rare creatures have by turn—and somewhat paradoxically—been associated with purity, fertility, seduction, healing, sacrifice, immortality, and divinity.
Common Squirrel Monkey

Monkey Chatter, Alcohol, and a Russian Treat

Well-researched stories from Atlas Obscura, The Guardian, and other great publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.
James Baldwin

LGBTQ Pride Month

June is LGBTQ Pride Month, so JSTOR Daily gathered some of our favorite stories to celebrate. All with free and accessible scholarly research.

Fall in Love with Fabric Samples

Donald Brothers was a storied Scottish firm that produced amazing fabric designs. Feast your eyes on a selection today.
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Softer Populism, Pet Robots, and Frog Detox

Well-researched stories from the New Yorker, Perspectives on History, and other great publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.
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A Little Light Reading

The content you need right the heck now. Have a great long weekend!
A man with a prosthetic leg

Prosthetic Limbs, Ancient Arabic, and Moving Species

Well-researched stories from Scientific American, Hyperallergic, and other great publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.
A virus in droplets of water

Airborne Viruses, Summer School, and Richard Wright

Well-researched stories from Wired, Vox, and other great publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.
A cowboy

Texas Identity, Smart Trees, and Cicada Weirdness

Well-researched stories from Texas Observer, Aeon, and other great publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.
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Victorian Knitting Manuals Collection

The first manuals for knitting were printed in the 1830s. Those interested in the history of knitting will find them a rich primary source for research.
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Free Will, Birth Control, and Coffee Jelly

Well-researched stories from The Guardian, Nursing Clio, and other great publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.