Animal Actors, Kids’ Jokes, and Pickup Artists
Well-researched stories from Vox, NPR, and other great publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.
The Best of Suggested Readings from 2018
Every week we compile well-researched stories that bridge the gap between news and scholarship. These were the ones you clicked on most in 2018!
Austen Fans, Modern Belief, and Environmental Politics
New books and scholarship from Oxford University Press, Princeton University Press, and the University Press of Colorado.
Ten Poems about Travel
Poetry about all kinds of travel—from grand adventures to family vacations—by Elizabeth Bishop, Rita Dove, and more.
Saturn’s Rings, Anger, and Snowmen
Well-researched stories from Forward, Wired, and other great publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.
Our Best Stories of 2018
Victorian librarians, Mister Rogers, queer time, and Jane Austen's subversive linguistics, oh my!
“Silent Night,” Cookie Dough, and Alpha-Gal Allergies
Well-researched stories from America Magazine, Mosaic, and other great publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.
Social Drama, China Relations, and a Tree of Blood
Well-researched stories from Slate, Aeon, and other great publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.
Civil Rights and New Deal America, Bruno Latour, and Bad Environmentalism
New books and scholarship from University of North Carolina, Harvard University Press, and University of Minnesota Press.
Bees’ Thoughts, Disappearing Bugs, and Giant Snails
Well-researched stories from The Boston Globe, Pacific Standard, and other great publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.
Digestion, Hangovers, and Sinister Magic
Well-researched stories from Slate, Public Books, and other great publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.
Wildfire, Stopping Suicide, and Marshmallow-Topped Casserole
Well-researched stories from Wired, Quartz, and other great publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.
Real Placebos, Brutal Progress, and Paleolithic Myths
Well-researched stories from Longreads, The Atlantic, and other great publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.
Moms United, Caribbean Slavers, and Powerful Bacteria
Well-researched stories from Harvard Magazine, The New York Review of Books, and other great publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.
Anti-Semitism, Gender Science, and Lavender
Well-researched stories from Wired, Smithsonian Magazine, and other great publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.
Human Rights, Coffee Rust, and Dead Mammals
Well-researched stories from The Conversation, 99 Percent Invisible, and other great publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.
Angry Women, Captive Jaguars, and Brainy Catholics
Well-researched stories from the New Yorker, Pacific Standard Magazine, and other great publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.
Black Holes, Hacking Trade, and Talk Therapy’s Dangers
Well-researched stories from The New York Times, Aeon, and other great publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.
Anita Hill, Declining Divorce, and Reviving the Dead
Well-researched stories from The Cut, Vox, and other great publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.
Trauma, Disaster, and Partying Octopuses
Well-researched stories from Public Books, NPR, and other great publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.
Autism Education, “Silent Sam,” and Regulating TV
New books and scholarship from UNC Press, The University of Texas Press, and Oxford University Press.
Ravens, Hedgehogs, and the Basis of Thought
Well-researched stories from Atlas Obscura, The Conversation, and other great publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.
White House Leaks, Mafia Lemons, and Future Babies
Well-researched stories from GQ, NPR, and other great publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.
Goats, Parasites, and Your Climate Change Future
Well-researched stories from Wired, Nursing Clio, and other great publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.
John McCain, Reproduction Myths, and Drinking
Well-researched stories from Aeon, Mental Floss, and other great publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.