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Three 2022 Met Gala Fits Provided Important Overlooked History in Gilded Age Fashion

By Alyssa Shotwell May 5th
Did Benjamin Franklin Own Slaves?

By Brittany Knupper Apr 5th
Is ‘Our Flag Means Death’ Actually Based on a True Story?

By D.R. Medlen Mar 30th
‘The Gilded Age’ and the Great Midwest Wildfires of 1871

By Princess Weekes Mar 16th
Yes, the St. Brice’s Day Massacre in Vikings: Valhalla Really Happened

By Julia Glassman Feb 28th
Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer Biopic Cast and Their Real-Life Counterparts

By D.R. Medlen Feb 23rd
Is Vikings: Valhalla Based on a True Story?

By D.R. Medlen Feb 17th
Somehow All of These Things Happened in 2021, the Longest Year on Human Record

By Vivian Kane Dec 31st
4 Books About Real Messy, Wealthy Families That Make TV’s Wealthy Look Tame in a Scary Way

By Alyssa Shotwell Dec 10th
Meet the Recently Announced 2021 National Book Award Winners & Runners-Up

By Alyssa Shotwell Nov 22nd
What Topic Could You Give a TED Talk On With Zero Preparation?

By Kaila Hale-Stern Apr 22nd
Why Do We Even Have April Fools’ Day?

By Jessica Mason Apr 1st
New Fossil Discovery Changes What We Know About the Mighty Titanosaurs

By Jessica Mason Mar 3rd
Let’s Talk About the Ancient Precursor To Valentine’s Day: Lupercalia!

By Jessica Mason Feb 12th
Trump Administration’s “1776 Report” Is White Supremacist Propaganda Meant To Be Taught in Schools

By Vivian Kane Jan 19th
Reseachers Discover Incredible Ice Age Rock Paintings in the Amazon

By Jessica Mason Dec 2nd
We Didn’t Start The Fire: This Transgender Awareness Week, Meet Michael Dillon

By Kaila Hale-Stern Nov 19th
Where’s My TV Show About La Maupin, the Bisexual Fencing Opera Singer?

By Jessica Mason Nov 5th
With 60,000 Dead the Witch Trials in Europe Were No F*king Joke

By Princess Weekes Oct 28th
The Weird, Winding History of the Witch Hat

By Jessica Mason Oct 26th