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The Soviets loved a good confidence game, as was made evident by the popularity of the fictional character of Ostap Bender after Russian Revolution. The post The Red Sting: Conmen in the USSR appeared first on JSTOR Daily ....

The pioneering collection of farm and craft buildings at the National Museum of Wales in Cardiff preserves traditional design and building techniques. The post Vernacular Architecture in Wales appeared first on JSTOR Daily ....

A working-class woman with artistic aspirations of her own, Siddal nearly died of pneumonia after posing for John Everett Millais's iconic painting. The post Elizabeth Siddal, the Real-Life "Ophelia" appeared first on JSTOR Daily ....

Everybody loves salamanders, especially the exotic pet industry. But importing these amphibians helps spread diseases like Bsal and Bd to native populations. The post The Next (Salamander) Epidemic appeared first on JSTOR Daily ....

Nineteenth-century Anglo-American mourning rituals called for a period of sentimental sadness, but they also demanded an investment in clothing and jewelry. The post Victorians Mourned with Vulcanized Rubber Jewelry appeared first on JSTOR Daily ....

The author of Jews Without Money , a proletarian lit best-seller, was ostracized for his Communism and derided for his prose. Today he is all but forgotten. The post Michael Gold: Red Scare Victim appeared first on JSTOR Daily ....

Public discourse on the bearded lady, a staple of circus sideshow, revealed the racial biases underpinning Darwinian theory. The post Finding Krao Farini appeared first on JSTOR Daily ....

A feud between two nineteenth-century German-language newspapers showed that immigrant communities embraced a diversity of interests and beliefs. The post The Feud Between Immigrant Newspapers in Arkansas appeared first on JSTOR Daily ....

Well-researched stories from Nursing Clio , Smithsonian Magazine , and and other great publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship. The post Tiny Worlds, Bike Helmets, and a Unique Sign Language appeared first on JSTOR Daily ....

Opportunities were restricted during the so-called Heroic Age, but women still dreamed of exploration...and sometimes managed to reach the polar regions. The post Women in the Age of Polar Exploration appeared first on JSTOR Daily ....

The remains of ancient insects reveal new information about Paleo-Eskimo life and the history of the Norse in Greenland, Iceland, and the Faroe Islands. The post Historical Bugs: Archaeoentomology appeared first on JSTOR Daily ....

By 1800, Smith—once considered a friend of the poor and an enemy of the privileges of the rich—was already being refashioned into a icon of conservatism. The post Adam Smith, Revolutionary? appeared first on JSTOR Daily ....

Gutta-percha, a natural resin, enabled European countries to communicate with their colonial outposts around the world. The post The Colonial History of the Telegraph appeared first on JSTOR Daily ....

From the kelp highway to blue plate kelp specials, seaweeds are gaining greater acceptance on the dining tables in the Americas. The post Eating Seaweed in the Americas appeared first on JSTOR Daily ....

Cradock was one of Britain's first celebrity chefs, but in what her viewers called "the Gwen Troake Incident," she fell from her pedestal—hard. The post The Rise and Fall of Fanny Cradock appeared first on JSTOR Daily ....

How was the famous prisoner uprising and its aftermath depicted in the prison press? The American Prison Newspapers collection on JSTOR has answers. The post After Attica, the McKay Report in the Prison Press appeared first on JSTOR Daily ....

Color, like line, shape, texture, and the other elements of art and design, communicates meaning and creates visually compelling experiences. Here's how. The post Elements of Design: Spotlight on Color appeared first on JSTOR Daily ....

Poe's 1841 story, arguably the first detective fiction, contains many tropes now considered standard to the genre, including a brilliant, amateur detective. The post "The Murders in the Rue Morgue" by Edgar Allan Poe: Annotated appeared first ...

The first-generation Jewish American novelist exposed entrenched prejudices of her day. A reissue of The Girls introduces her wit to new readers. The post Edna Ferber Revisited appeared first on JSTOR Daily ....

As outlets that welcome rational exchanges of ideas dwindle those that serve as echo chambers are exploding. What does that mean for free speech and the health of the US? The post How Media Stifles Deliberative Democracy appeared first on JSTOR Daily ....

Well-researched stories from The Guardian , Hakai Magazine , and other great publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship. The post Rats, Gas Stoves, and the Birth of the Universe appeared first on JSTOR Daily ....

Miller photographed the chaos of war's end in Europe, documenting major battles, the liberation of Paris, and the horrors of Dachau and Buchenwald. The post Lee Miller, More than a Model appeared first on JSTOR Daily ....

First named such in Belgium, Art Nouveau was intimately tied up with that country's brutal rule of the Congo. The post Art Nouveau: Art of Darkness appeared first on JSTOR Daily ....

In the 1960s, white Appalachian workers attempted to put down roots in Chicago by building an integrated model neighborhood called Hank Williams Village. The post When Uptown Chicago was "Hillbilly Heaven" appeared first on JSTOR Daily ....

More women than men experience chronic pain, and that pain is often dismissed in clinical settings. Can a new approach to language and close listening help? The post Overcoming the Gendered Pain Gap appeared first on JSTOR Daily ....

Can the conditions that produced the fast-growing economies of the Four Tigers—Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea, and Taiwan—be replicated? The post Economic Grrrowth in the East: Asian Tiger Economies appeared first on JSTOR Daily ....

Founded in 1807, the subscription library was a gathering place for local scholars, "men of business," and members of the upper classes in search of knowledge. The post The Boston Athenum appeared first on JSTOR Daily ....

Since the 1940s, mental health professionals have repeatedly debated the question of whether (some forms of) racism can be classified as a disease. The post Is Racism a Disease? appeared first on JSTOR Daily ....

By drawing on traditional typefaces for Kelmscott Press, Morris showed that he was unwilling to yield to capitalism's demands for speed and efficiency. The post William Morris, Anti-Capitalist Publisher appeared first on JSTOR Daily ....

The creation of bespoke clothing offered women a way to escape traditional middle-class expectations and gain unprecedented power, until men took over. The post Dressmaking Liberated American Women—Then Came the Men appeared first on JSTOR Daily ....

The first US bank for women was opened by a fraudster in 1879. It took 40 years for a reputable women's bank to be founded in Tennessee. The post A Bank of Her Own appeared first on JSTOR Daily ....

Within the alienated and antagonist cultures inside Israel's borders, Arabic and Hebrew—related, but mutually unintelligible languages—cross-fertilize each other. The post Arabic Hebrew, Hebrew Arabic: The Work of Anton Shammas appeared fi...

The notion that everybody was going to be hairless in Heaven may not have sat well with Italian Renaissance painter Sandro Botticelli. The post The Renaissance Lets Its Hair Down appeared first on JSTOR Daily ....

Well-researched stories from Aeon , OpenMind Magazine , and other great publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship. The post Pain, Fitness, and AI Art appeared first on JSTOR Daily ....

Opium has been used as a medicinal and recreational substance in China for centuries, its shifting meanings tied to class and national identity. The post Opium's History in China appeared first on JSTOR Daily ....

The Boston Typesetting Races of 1886 demonstrated the speed of women compositors, helping to lower the barriers to workplace equity for female "swifts." The post On Your Mark, Get Set... Print! appeared first on JSTOR Daily ....

The Italian physicist and philosopher was the first woman to earn a doctorate in science and the first salaried female professor at a university. The post Laura Bassi, Enlightenment Scientist appeared first on JSTOR Daily ....

Long before Dry January became a thing, Mexicans were using a similar program of temporary abstinence based on a pledge to the Virgin of Guadalupe. The post Abstinence By Juramentos appeared first on JSTOR Daily ....