A Thirty-Year-Old Man Today Vs. a Thirty-Year-Old Man in 1884Entertainment Today: Watches television shows about people gossiping, fighting, and having sex. Entertainment in 1884: Gossiping, fighting, and having sex.
30 Unique Ways Christmas Is Celebrated Around the WorldFrom uniquely American holiday activities to Welsh winter customs, here’s how different countries and cultures celebrate the festive season.
After Failing Math Twice, a Young Benjamin Franklin Turned to This Popular 17th-Century TextbookA 19th-century scholar claimed that “Cocker’s Arithmetick” had “probably made as much stir and noise in the English world as any [book]—next to the Bible”
Opinion: Most College Science Professors Aren’t Trained to TeachOpinion | STEM faculty are hired predominantly for research expertise, not necessarily teaching skill. This can hurt students.
This Holiday Season Features a Rare Calendar Quirk Only Seen Once Since 1959A “Christmukkah” as rare as this one occurs due to the Hebrew calendar not aligning with the Gregorian calendar, causing the start of the Hanukkah holiday to move dates annually.
Eyes on the Prize: A Treasure Hunting Reading ListThis story was funded by our members. Join Longreads and help us to support more writers. Few things capture the imagination like the concept of hidden treasure.
9 Firefox Settings I Always Keep DisabledAlthough Firefox is well-regarded by privacy-conscious users, some of its default settings can expose you to privacy risks. Additionally, the browser isn't optimized for performance, security, and user experience.
Bronze Age massacre victims likely cannibalisedScientists have uncovered the aftermath of an "exceptionally violent" attack about 4,000 years ago in Somerset when at least 37 people appear to have been butchered and likely eaten.
Of Yiddish, Litvaks, and the Evil EyeSome years ago, at the annual P.S. 3 book fair, I came across a Yiddish-English dictionary.
America’s literacy crisis isn’t what you thinkThis is what happens when kids don’t read for pleasure anymore. This story originally appeared in Kids Today, Vox’s newsletter about kids, for everyone. Sign up here for future editions.
What Were the Lives of Medieval Women Like?That scathing question was uttered by Tertullian, an early Christian theologian, around 200 C.E. His misogyny echoed down the centuries.
‘Maya blue’: The mystery dye recreated two centuries after it was lostDzan, Mexico – Surrounded by dense jungle and beneath intertwining canopies of towering trees, Luis May Ku, 49, trudges ahead through shoulder-height bushes searching for a rare plant.
Converting to Judaism in the Wake of October 7thThe saga of my Jewish conversion began twenty-five years ago, when I got engaged to my first husband.
Dear Texas Teachers: Good LuckAs an English professor with a divinity school degree and a deep love for the Bible, I have for 20 years taught a college class that’s now called Reading the Bible.
The Trouble Began When #MeToo Became #ChurchTooWhen did we know that the #MeToo moment was truly over?