Words Matter: A Week Best Expressed through Poetry
This was an emotional week — but a joyful one for a change! Some thoughts on the power of words.
Pandemic Perspectives: Updating “What Will We Learn About Scholarly Publishing as a Result of COVID-19”
What have we learned over the course of the COVID pandemic? Our authors revisit earlier posts with updates, now that we have a longer view. Today, Angela Cochran revisits her post asking, “What Will We Learn About Scholarly Publishing as a Result of COVID-19?”
Letter from a Birmingham Jail
Today we suggest taking time this weekend to consider the life and legacy of Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. Here we look at his “Letter from a Birmingham Jail”, which remains urgently relevant more than 50 years after it was written.
Historians in Historic Times
Historians have been working overtime to contextualize the ongoing pandemic and the political crises. Read the reflections of scholars who published major projects on how their work intersects with and informs and is informed by the history we’re living.
The Year in Review: 2020 In The Scholarly Kitchen
What a strange year 2020 was, in so many ways. Here, a look at the numbers for The Scholarly Kitchen for the past 365 days.
Goodbye 2020, See You On The Other Side
John Oliver offers us all some catharsis at the end of a difficult year.
The Failure of the US Government to Fund Science Infrastructure is Causing Things to Literally Collapse
The Arecibo Observatory collapsed, laying bare the problems of funding science infrastructure.
What a Mangled Press Conference on COVID Can Tell Us About the Need for Good Data Storytelling
Last week the UK government COVID held a press briefing in an attempt to get the country behind new travel and social restrictions. What lessons can we learn from this bad example of how not to present evidence to support our positions?
Real, Substantive Change Takes Time, Hard Work
Some inspiration in difficult times from a classical source.
VOTE!
No post from us today — US readers, please vote!
A Fast Trip Through 13 Centuries of English
Planning a trip back through time? Have you thought about whether you’ll be able to understand what anyone is saying?
Fixing the Present Requires an Understanding of History
John Oliver presents a fairly devastating look at how history is taught in America and how that has contributed to our current problems.
Revisiting: Who Lives, Who Dies, Who Tells Our Story: Hamiltunes and the Burden of Founding Histories
Looking back at a 2015 post on the musical “Hamilton”, which raises questions about history and historical practice that reflects what scholars are and aren’t doing.
The Spread of Folklore, the Impact of Mass Media, and What Happens After Batman Smells
Regional variance in childhood jokes offers a fun look at the impact of mass media on culture.
The Font of the Future
Beloved by Stanley Kubrick, hated by Nazis — a look at Futura, the font of the future.