Tag: England
William Wordsworth and the Romantics anticipated today’s idea of a nature-positive...
Jonathan Bate, Arizona State University
Musical performances usually happen in concert halls or clubs, but famed cellist Yo-Yo Ma...
Why Maradona’s ‘Hand of God’ goal is priceless – and unforgettable
Stefan Szymanski, University of Michigan
Football has “The Catch,” baseball has “The Shot Heard ‘Round the World,” and basketball...
HBO’s ‘House of the Dragon’ was inspired by a real medieval...
David Routt, University of Richmond
In three decades of teaching medieval European history, I’ve noticed my students are especially...
How one woman pulled off the first consumer boycott – and...
Tom Zoellner, Chapman University
While many companies have trumpeted their support for the Black Lives Matter movement, others are beginning to face consumer pressure for...
Uprisings after pandemics have happened before – just look at the...
Susan Wade, Keene State College
As a professor of medieval Europe, I’ve taught the bubonic plague, and how it contributed to the English Peasant Revolt...
Inside the Beatles’ messy breakup, 50 years ago
Tim Riley, Emerson College
Fifty years ago, when Paul McCartney announced he had left the Beatles, the news dashed the hopes of millions of fans,...
Why are so few people born on Christmas Day, New Year’s...
Jay L. Zagorsky, Boston University
Christmas and New Year’s are days of celebration in many parts of the world when people gather with family and...
Spinster, old maid or self-partnered – why words for single women...
Amy Froide, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
In a recent interview with Vogue, actress Emma Watson opened up about being a single 30-year-old woman. Instead...
EXPLORING NATURE
The chickadee in the snowbank: A ‘canary in the coal mine’...
Benjamin Sonnenberg, University of Nevada, Reno
Wet snow pelts my face and pulls against my skis as I climb...
