When Satirical Magazines Confront Real Crises
In Chile and Argentina, satirical publications used humor to expose political crises overlooked by the mainstream press.
A Christian Case for Gossip
When silence allows harm to continue, warning others may become a difficult but necessary moral choice.
Cucumber: The Plant That Moves More than You Think
Be it with its curling tendrils or because of its desirable properties, the cucumber is defined by motion: vertical, horizontal, geographical, and digital.
How The West Was Photographed
Railroad photography helped sell an “empty” American West—carefully framing out the people already living there.
The First E-Sports? Chess by Telegraph
Telegraph cables let chess clubs stage matches across continents, linking players and spectators in a new kind of long-distance competition.
How Horses Shaped the Mughal Empire
The quest for powerful horses reshaped trade and diplomacy across early modern South Asia.
Caste and Culture in Kolkata’s Chinese Leather Trade
In eastern Kolkata, a Hakka Chinese community carved out an economic niche in leather production amid stigma surrounding purity and caste hierarchy.
Returning to Steinbeck’s Sea of Cortez
A literary classic doubles as data, helping scientists trace decades of ecological change in the Gulf of California.
Why Lacan Loved Harpo Marx
A surprising encounter between high theory and Hollywood farce reshapes how we think about laughter and desire.
Equine-Assisted Therapy: But What Do the Horses Think?
An emerging critique examines the moral and cultural assumptions behind horse-based interventions.