Print shows men and women riding bicycles and tricycles to a fair, 1819

Celebrating the Bicycle

JSTOR Daily editors pick their favorite stories for National Bike Month.
Anna May Wong

Celebrating Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month

Our best stories about the vast histories and cultures of Americans with ancestry in Asia and the Pacific.
From a 1957 map of the world

Transatlantic Studies: A Reading List

Using the Atlantic Ocean as a guiding metaphor, transatlanticism emphasizes the fluid nature of contrived national boundaries and identities.
Irene Ryan and Buddy Ebsen star in “The Beverly Hillbillies.”

Hillbillies, Advice, and a Weird Caterpillar

Well-researched stories from Ars Technica, The Conversation, and other great publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.
Demonstration of Champagne winegrowers against government measures. Men and women walk through the streets of Bar sur Aube with banners and placards. One of the placards reads 'Champagne ou la Mort'. France, 1911.

Terroir Terror: The 1911 Champagne Riots

An environmental crisis and a dispute over regional boundaries sent both rioters and rivers of champagne pouring into the streets of Aube.
Multitasking woman at home at laptop

The Gendered Labor of Noticing and Anticipating

Through interviews with couples, sociologist Allison Daminger refines our understanding of cognitive labor in the household.
Emily Carr in her studio with the painting Sunshine and Tumult, c. 1939.

Emily Carr and Canadian Identity

At times at odds with her self and her role in society, Carr sought an identity in the landscapes and Indigenous cultures of the Pacific Northwest.
Foliage of Acacia Senegal (Senegalia Senegal).

Acacia: A Legacy of Artistry and Extraction

The thorny Acacia tree produces gum arabic, a versatile substance that’s been driving global trade for centuries.
Enemy aliens on way to detention camp, Gloucester, NJ, 1918

The Alien Enemies Act: Annotated

Confused about the oft-mentioned Alien Enemies Act? This explainer, with links to free peer-reviewed scholarship, may help clear things up.
Members of the Texas Southern University marching band perform following the HBCU Swingman Classic at Globe Life Field on July 12, 2024 in Arlington, Texas.

The Storied History of HBCU Marching Bands

Marching bands at historically Black colleges and universities can be seen as both celebratory emblems and complicated arbiters of Black American culture.