Fall in Love with Fabric Samples
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Softer Populism, Pet Robots, and Frog Detox
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Prosthetic Limbs, Ancient Arabic, and Moving Species
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Airborne Viruses, Summer School, and Richard Wright
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Texas Identity, Smart Trees, and Cicada Weirdness
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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.
Free Will, Birth Control, and Coffee Jelly
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Brain Implants, Pirates, and Pretty Birds
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Poetry from the Trenches of WWI
Tragically killed in action during the Battle of Arras in 1917, Edward Thomas was on the verge of a breakthrough.
Reginald Dwayne Betts
A 2012 essay from the American Poetry Review on poetry and the architecture of anger.
Van Gogh, Breathing Plastic, and the Music of Struggle
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Victorian Botanical Paintings
Amateur botanist Margaret Rebecca Dickinson painted the wildflowers she collected in the English countryside.
King Kong, Mole Rats, and the Mark of the Beast
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Sonnets by 11 Contemporary Poets
The name of this fourteen-line poetic form comes from the Italian sonetto, meaning "a little sound or song."
Animal Navigation, Mystery Bacteria, and Lies
Well-researched stories from The New Yorker, Scientific American, and other great publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.
Celebrating National Poetry Month
Our best stories about poetry and poems offer free links to poems from contemporary and classic American poets.
Octopus Dreams, Responsible Cussing, and the Filibuster
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Alien Evolution, Texting while Walking, and a Maya Life
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Lesbian Landmarks, Texas Bats, and Smelling Phones
Well-researched stories from Atlas Obscura, Black Perspectives, and other great publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.
Baby Bust, Dr. Seuss, and Lost Soil
Well-researched stories from The Root, Slate, and other publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.
Online Voices, Mongolian Dogs, and Coronazeit
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Toni Morrison, Texas Power, and Bathroom Scales
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Poems by 10 Contemporary Black Poets
Poems by Black poets, including Morgan Parker, Hanif Abdurraqib, Simone White, Terrance Hayes, and more.