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.
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.
John Oliver offers us all some catharsis at the end of a difficult year.
The Arecibo Observatory collapsed, laying bare the problems of funding science infrastructure.
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?
Some inspiration in difficult times from a classical source.
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Planning a trip back through time? Have you thought about whether you’ll be able to understand what anyone is saying?
John Oliver presents a fairly devastating look at how history is taught in America and how that has contributed to our current problems.
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.
Regional variance in childhood jokes offers a fun look at the impact of mass media on culture.
Beloved by Stanley Kubrick, hated by Nazis — a look at Futura, the font of the future.
It’s Friday and we could all use a break. How about a “bardcore” cover of a Dolly Parton song?
A fascinating conversation among important authors about racism, history, and our current moment.
Happy Juneteenth! Today we celebrate the oldest national commemoration of the ending of slavery in the United States. Let us all continue to learn what we must learn, do what we must do, so that our nation can be what we want it to be.