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Dark Academia: The Old World Aesthetic That’s Reviving the Humanities
Ink wells, plaid pea coats, and Greek poetry. These are a few of Dark Academia’s favorite things in an age when arts and humanities are increasingly devalued.
8 Unpopular Opinions That Might Just Piss You Off
These unpopular opinions are the hills I will die on.
The Good and Gray Areas of Celebrity Conservatorships: 4 Cases to Know Post-#FreeBritney
The #FreeBritney case isn’t the only conservatorship gone bad. But the legal tool still has its merits.
Shakespearean, Proustian, Kafkaesque, Orwellian: What Do These Adjectives Mean?
What do people mean when they use authors’ names as adjectives?
Meet Emilia Lanier: The Raging Feminist Some Say Was the Real William Shakespeare
Some suspect she was Shakespeare’s lover, others suspect she was Shakespeare herself. Either way, she was a badass poet.
Why Pink Was a Boy’s Color, and How Colors Became Gendered
Just a century ago, you would have been laughed out of town for saying blue was for boys.
What Is Afrofuturism?: Discover the Genre That’s Imagining a Future for People of African Descent
Afrofuturism asks if the future sci-fi imagines for us has space for people of African descent.
How to Make Holy Water
Learn to make holy water yourself. No guarantees that it’ll solve your vampire infestation, though.
Cancel Culture Held High Profile Abusers Accountable but Now It Might Be Time for a New Strategy
Cancel Culture: the origins, the good, the bad, and why it’s time for an alternative.
The Samurai Lives on in Corporate Japan
The way of the samurai, and the feudal clans they served, are still influencing modern-day Japan. Oh, and you probably drive one of their cars.
The Bechdel Test: What It Is, What It’s For, and How We Can Do Better
The Bechdel test should be laughably easy. Yet so many films fail and the few that pass act like they’re feminist icons for doing the bare minimum.
7 Biggest Fake News Stories in History (And What We Can Learn From Them)
Fake news is nothing new. Here’s what we can learn from the fake news stories that impacted human history.
Overweight, Underpaid: How Fatphobia Affects Employment
Fatphobia is one of the last legal forms of discrimination, and it’s hurting the careers of the 80% of Americans who are overweight or obese.
The Science of Gossip: Evolution, Psychology, and (Mostly) Harmless Fun
Spilling the tea is an evolutionary adaptation. Here’s how to gossip responsibly to get the social benefits without hurting anyone.
Why Is Cyberpunk So Japanese?
The cyberpunk genre made Japan the face of a technologically advanced and bleakly capitalist future. But why?