Everything Has a History
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The Peach Tree
Robert Antony | Aug 30, 2022
From their wood to their fruit, peach trees form a powerful guard against evil in Chinese folklore. -
The Elocution Cage
Jeremy C. Young | Apr 27, 2022
Could training in a bamboo cage make for better public speaking? -
Elevator Sounds
Alexandra Hui | Mar 30, 2022
Elevators are inherently noisy contraptions. The conveyance machinery hisses and whirs, bells ding i... -
Bronze Bell
Paula R. Curtis | Feb 24, 2022
Large cast bells like the one found in Kyoto’s Tōji temple were a crucial part of everyday life in premodern Japan. -
The Ohio River
Tiya Miles | Jan 27, 2022
I am from Cincinnati, a town on the Ohio River; Ohio is an Iroquoian word that translates as “beauti... -
Portrait of a Man
Brian Piper | Dec 28, 2021
This daguerreotype invites us to explore the important history of how people of African descent participated in New Orleans's early photography scene. -
The Abortionist
Gillian Frank | Nov 29, 2021
Pulp novels of the mid-20th century were titillating and salacious—but this book appeared as abortion became more accepted among Americans. -
Roses
Tara Mulder | Oct 27, 2021
Roses in the ancient Mediterranean were a vital ingredient in gynecological treatments. -
Muscle Motion
Natalia Mehlman Petrzela | Sep 29, 2021
The Chippendales, an all-male striptease show, were a mainstay of 1980s material culture, even appearing in a popular at-home fitness video. -
Big Mouth Billy Bass
Sherri Sheu | Aug 26, 2021
Billy Bass might be considered mere kitsch, but dismissing this singing fish would ignore some critical linkages between culture and environment.
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