Lin-Manuel Miranda plays Jack, a lamplighter, in the sequel to the original 1964 film. Disney “Mary Poppins Returns” transports audiences back to 1930s London. The beloved nanny at the center of the original 1964 hit…
Sleep deprivation among teens spiked after 2012 – just as smartphone use became common. GCapture/Shutterstock.com Parents who fear their kids are spending too much time in front of screens now have more reason for concern….
Record companies released stereo demonstration albums that showcased how sound could move from left to right, creating a sense of movement. From the collection of Janet Borgerson and Jonathan Schroeder, Author provided When we hear…
Sylvia Plath stuck this bookplate into the front cover of her copy of ‘The Great Gatsby.’ Source, Author provided As a rare books curator, I get to interact with first editions of novels I love,…
Team member Felix Knight looks through archives at the Church of Espiritu Santo in Havana, Cuba. David LaFevor, CC BY-SA Many years ago, as a graduate student searching in the archives of Spanish Florida, I…
Twenty-nine-year-old Rep.-elect Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the youngest woman to be elected to Congress, talks with reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington. AP Photo/Susan Walsh As the youngest woman ever elected to Congress, 29-year-old Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has…
In some societies, kids are taught that they’re in control of their own happiness – which makes them more indulgent. Oleksii Synelnykov/Shutterstock.com As early as the fifth century, the Greek philosopher Thucydides contrasted the self-control…
Factors ranging from the timing of a book’s release to its subject matter can determine whether it will crack the vaunted list. Billion Photos/Shutterstock.com The average American reads 12 or 13 books a year, but…
Local journalists are often the only journalists that most people will ever meet. teka12/Shutterstock.com “For the first time media is the least trusted institution globally,” Edelman, the global PR and marketing firm concluded in its…
For centuries, Pulter’s manuscript lay untouched at the University of Leeds’ Brotherton Library. University of Leeds Library, Brotherton Collection, MS Lt q 32, CC BY-NC-SA In 1996, a graduate student named Mark Robson was creating…