What is vernacular art? A visual artist explains
Beauvais Lyons, University of Tennessee
Vernacular art is a genre of visual art made by artists who are usually...
Craft breweries are fermenting change, addressing local ills while serving local ales
Colleen C. Myles, Texas State University
Some scholars say beer and wine – and fermentation in general – helped...
Balance declines with age, but exercise can help stave off some of the risk...
Evan Papa, Tufts University
My wife and I were in the grocery store recently when we noticed an older...
From sit-ins in the 1960s to uprisings in the new millennium, Harry Belafonte served...
Jelani M. Favors, North Carolina A&T State University
Of all the contributions for which Harry Belafonte will be remembered,...
Talking puppy or finger puppet? 5 tips for buying baby toys that support healthy development
Brenna Hassinger-Das, Pace University and Jennifer M. Zosh, Penn State
Picking out a baby toy – whether it’s for...
‘Rhetoric’ doesn’t need to be such an ugly word – it has a lot...
Ryan Leack, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
Early on in my writing courses, I ask students...
Barbara Kingsolver’s ‘Demon Copperhead’ and the enduring devastation of the opioid crisis
William Nash, Middlebury
Barbara Kingsolver’s literary honors range from the National Book Prize of South Africa to the PEN/Faulkner...
Thriving in the face of adversity: Resilient gorillas reveal clues about overcoming childhood misfortune
Stacy Rosenbaum, University of Michigan and Robin Morrison, University of Exeter
In 1974, an infant mountain gorilla was born...