The Story of Juneteenth
The Emancipation Proclamation was issued on January 1, 1863. It took over two years for the news to reach some enslaved people.
Tig Notaro, Annie Proulx, and More
Our Friday Reads rounds up five new books out this week, and links to related content you won't find anywhere else.
A Father’s Day Shout Out to Animal Dads
This Father's Day, consider some of the busiest, quirkiest, and hardest working dads around—animal dads like the the jacana, Darwin's frog, and seahorse.
What Was with that Laundry Ad?: A History of Anti-Black Racism in China
Anti-black racism still plagues China, as a new controversial laundry ad reminds us.
Fridolatry: Frida Kahlo and Material Culture
Frida hats, and packs, and slacks, oh my! Frida Kahlo used material culture to construct her identity—and material culture made her an icon in return.
A Bloomsday Remembrance of James Joyce
June 16th is Bloomsday, the day on which James Joyce's sprawling Modernist novel Ulysses takes place. Celebrate literature, Dublin, and, well, pubs!
Why King Tut Had A Meteorite Knife
What do you get the boy pharaoh who has everything? A dagger made out of meteorite iron, of course.
What Helps Gay Christians Feel Welcome at Church?
Gay Christians have special challenges when it comes to integrating an LGBT identity within a religious identity.
Why Some Politicians Bounce Back from Scandal
Three years ago, then-CIA director General David Petraeus resigned amid scandal: He'd had an affair with his biographer Paula Broadwell.