Scratch a historian, and chances areyou'll find a connoisseur of someform of popular culture. Scratch aconnoisseur of popular culture, andyou just might find someone with apassion for history. As historians thinkabout ways to bring our expertise topublic conversations, we can't afford toignore music, television, video games,and other media that employ history.This month's feature stories and Perspectiveson Culture column refuse tocondescend to popular culture-anapproach we think is worth emulating.Image: D J Shin, via WikimediaCommons, CC-BY-SA-3.0.