The Ins and Outs of Architecture
Use this wide-ranging collection of stories about architecture, landscape, and design to fuel your imagination and your research interests.
JSTOR Daily’s Archives of Art History
Our editors have rounded up a collection of stories about art, artists, museums, and the way (and why) we study them.
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 US politics.
Gandhi’s Cloth, Ancient Texts, and Old-Growth Photos
Well-researched stories from Aeon, Works in Progress, and other great publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.
Street Shrines, Bug Photos, and Revolutionary Women
Well-researched stories from The Conversation, Quanta Magazine, and other great publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.
Labor Day: A Celebration of Working in America
Our best stories about workers' rights, labor unions, and international movements to improve working conditions, from the factory to the farm.
A Selection of Student Confessions
Did you break a campus rule? Let the students of Millersville Normal School show you how to confess to the administration.
Thurgood Marshall
In a speech marking the bicentennial of the US Constitution, Marshall argued that its framers intentionally inscribed slavery into the American economy.
Life, Reality, and Eating Plastic
Well-researched stories from Big Think, Nautilus, and other great publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.
Brain Mapping, Blindness, and a Mystery in a Cave
Well-researched stories from Smithsonian Magazine, Wired, and other great publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.
Breakdancing, Animal Pandemic, and Cutting-Edge Steel
Well-researched stories from The Conversation, Aeon Magazine, and other great publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.
Richard Nixon Redux
On the fiftieth anniversary of US President Richard M. Nixon’s resignation from office, we offer a collection of stories to contextualize his decision.
Helpful Vultures, Night Skies, and Pakistani Activists
Well-researched stories from Sequencer, Sapiens, and other great publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.
Olympic Tech, Emotional Dogs, and Atlantic Currents
Well-researched stories from Smithsonian Magazine, Wired, and other great publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.
Greening Deserts, Productive Dialogue, and Garbage
Well-researched stories from Sapiens, Slate, and other great publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.
Alexander Calder, Sculptor
Calder was known for both his delicately balanced kinetic sculptures and the massive steel abstractions he designed for public squares around the world.
Animal Physics, Storm-Chasing, and Big Meat
Well-researched stories from The Conversation, Mongabay, and other great publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.
Windmills, Arabic, and an Environmental Victory
Well-researched stories from Nursing Clio, Nautilus, and other great publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.
Swimming Rediscovered, True Crime, and Zealandia
Well-researched stories from Eos, Mongabay, and other great publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.
Ice, Art, and a Living Earth
Well-researched stories from Sequencer Magazine, Big Think, and other great publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.
Reading for Juneteenth
The JSTOR Daily editors have rounded up a collection of stories that discuss the origins, meaning, and legacy of Juneteenth.
Elephants, Decadence, and LGBTQ Records
Well-researched stories from the CBC, Vox, and other great publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.
Animal Magic, Weltschmerz, and Population Drops
Well-researched stories from Scientific American, The Conversation, and other great publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.
Rickshaw Men, Optical Computing, and Telegraph Flirting
Well-researched stories from Quanta Magazine, Sapiens, and other great publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.