Rare 1969 Story from The Queen’s Gambit Author Walter Tevis
In this short story a graduate student makes a deal with the devil: Write my dissertation and my soul is yours.
Smelly Science, Long Lives, and Queen Calafia
Well-researched stories from NPR, Aeon, and other publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.
Intersex Gains, Societal Collapse, and Aztec Beliefs
Well-researched stories from Nursing Clio, National Geographic, and other publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.
Anti-War Posters from City College of New York
A collection of flyers and other material circulated at The City College of New York (CCNY) between 1934 and 1936.
Furry Livestock, Scary Stories, and Octopus Perception
Well-researched stories from Artnet News, Wired, and other publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.
Voting in American Politics: A Syllabus
From battles to expand the franchise to the mysteries of turnout, voting is one of the most important things to understand about U.S. politics.
Nine Black Cat Stickers
They crossed our path and we lived to tell the tale. Check them out in the Street Arts Graphics Collection!
Beetles, Bois, and the President’s Lips
Well-researched stories from BBC News, Slate, and other publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.
Cat Blinks, Fox Food, and E.B. White
Well-researched stories from Mental Floss, Wired, and other publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.
Grapefruit, Proud Boys, and Tricky Translation
Well-researched stories from Atlas Obscura, Insider, and other publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.
And a Fabulous LGBTQ History Month to You, Too!
Queer people have always had a particular relationship with history. It's only lately that archival silences have been challenged, and overcome.
Polish Posters in the RISD Library Collection
Posters are part of a tradition of object-based learning at the Rhode Island School of Design.
Endangered Plants, Lizard Sex, and Voter Suppression
Well-researched stories from CNN, the New York Times, and other publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.
Invented Math, Trustworthy Vaccines, and New Sugar
Well-researched stories from Smithsonian, FiveThirtyEight, and more great publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.
Breathing Machines, New Fires, and Life on Venus
Well-researched stories from Aeon, Yale 360, and more great publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.
Fungi, Red Skies, and Simplistic Thinking
Well-researched stories from Catapult, Slate, and more great publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.
Freshwater Fish of Virginia
Roanoke College's Ichthyological Collection of over 800 freshwater fish documents the biodiversity we're losing at an alarming rate.
Wildfires and Climate Change
Scholarly research offers insight into the ways climate change and other factors are contributing to the wildfire crisis.
Punctuation, Vikings, and COVID’s Long Shadow
Well-researched stories from Aeon, Slate, and more great publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.
Bad Chairs, Happy Memories, and Vigilante-Friendly Cops
Well-researched stories from The Guardian, Forge, and more great publications that that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.
Fake Mystery, Real Boredom, and Black Infants’ Lives
Well-researched stories from Vice, The New Yorker, and more great publications that that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.
Fake News: A Media Literacy Reading List
Compiled by graduate students in a 2016 course on “Activism and Digital Culture,” at University of Southern California.
Lying Cars, Workplace Racism, and Astrological Science
Well-researched stories from Mel Magazine, The Cut, and more great publications that that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.
Sprawl, Body Odor, and Disaster in Beirut
Well-researched stories from NPR, The Guardian, and more great publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.