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Open Community Collections Victorian Knitting Manuals Collection The first manuals for knitting were printed in the 1830s. Those interested in the history of knitting will find them a rich primary source for research. Cabinet of Curiosities When Paid Applauders Ruled the Paris Opera House Professional applauders, collectively known as the “claque,” helped mold the tastes of an uncertain audience. Reading Lists The Global History of Labor and Race: Foundations and Key Concepts How have workers around the world sought to change their conditions, and how have racial divisions affected their efforts? Most Recent Health RV144: The Largest HIV Vaccine Trial in History One of the biggest advances in AIDS vaccine research was a controversial, landmark treatment that tested a new vaccine on 16,000 Thai volunteers. Arts & Culture What Is Jazz Poetry? The form flourished in the 1950s, as poets and musicians inspired each other to new heights. Politics & History The Origins of the Mug Shot US police departments began taking photographs of people they arrested in the 1850s. Politics & History Can Thucydides Teach Us Why We Go to War? A contemporary scholar uses the ancient Greek historian to explain the 1968 Pueblo Crisis in North Korea. More Stories Lingua Obscura How Being Polite with Police Can Backfire When it comes to interactions with the police, the law favors direct speech. But that's not always the way we're trained to speak to people in power. Open Community Collections Victorian Knitting Manuals Collection The first manuals for knitting were printed in the 1830s. Those interested in the history of knitting will find them a rich primary source for research. Cabinet of Curiosities When Paid Applauders Ruled the Paris Opera House Professional applauders, collectively known as the “claque,” helped mold the tastes of an uncertain audience. Reading Lists The Global History of Labor and Race: Foundations and Key Concepts How have workers around the world sought to change their conditions, and how have racial divisions affected their efforts? Join Our Newsletter Get your fix of JSTOR Daily’s best stories in your inbox each Thursday. Privacy Policy Contact Us You may unsubscribe at any time by clicking on the provided link on any marketing message. Trending Open Community Collections Victorian Knitting Manuals Collection The first manuals for knitting were printed in the 1830s. Those interested in the history of knitting will find them a rich primary source for research. Black Radicals The “Deviant” African Genders That Colonialism Condemned European travellers and anthropologists found that their gendered worldview didn’t easily map onto the societies they encountered. Plants & Animals The Tragicomedy of Johanna the Super Whale How a beached cetacean triggered one whale of a controversy. Long Reads Politics & History Dogs of the Bidenverse Dogs have long played a big role in the White House. Public Intellectuals Adolph Reed Jr.: The Perils of Race Reductionism The political scientist Adolph Reed Jr. on the Black Lives Matter movement, the “rich peoples’ wealth gap,” and his Marxism. Arts & Culture The Heretical Origins of the Sonnet The lyrical poetic form’s origins can be traced back earlier than Petrarch. Politics & History Libraries and Pandemics: Past and Present The 1918 influenza pandemic had a profound impact on how librarians do their work, transforming libraries into centers of community care. Editors' Picks Science & Technology Salamanders Crossing: This Way to the Vernal Pool! They may look like random puddles, but some states are building million-dollar tunnels to direct wildlife to these seasonal refuges. Science & Technology What Happens to a Tree When It Dies? Decomposing trees on the forest floor become "dead wood"—a part of ecosystems that researchers are only beginning to understand. Science & Technology Why Did the Amphibian Cross the Road? Why are frogs so much more at risk of getting hit by cars in the spring time? It has to do with breeding, timing, and water. Science & Technology Earth, Wind, and Fire Salamanders Fire Salamanders' unusual connection to pharmacy Science & Technology The Age of Amphibians Tracing the remarkable diversity of the early amphibians, creatures that spanned the globe and preceded the age of dinosaurs. Religion The Origins of LGBTQ-Affirming Churches As far back as the 1940s, religious LGBTQ people organized groups and congregations that welcomed them. Why Does the Bible Forbid Tattoos? And have we been misinterpreting Leviticus? Making Sense of the Divine Right of Kings The United States threw off the yoke of a king more than two centuries ago. Funny how we can't get enough of our erstwhile sovereigns today. Open Community Collections on JSTOR British War Poet Edward Thomas Tragically killed in action during the Battle of Arras in 1917, Thomas was on the verge of a breakthrough. Calling All Anglophiles Celebrate Spring with these watercolor paintings of wildflowers by Margaret Rebecca Dickinson. Preserving the History of Coronavirus in Queens Curator Annie Tummino on the Queens College COVID-19 Collection. Reading Lists Sonnets by 11 Contemporary Poets The name of this fourteen-line poetic form comes from the Italian sonetto , meaning "a little sound or song." JSTOR Companion to the Schomburg Center’s Black Liberation Reading List JSTOR has created an open library to support readers seeking to engage with BIPOC+Q-authored reading lists like the one developed by the New York Public Library. Socialism: Foundations and Key Concepts What is the political, philosophic, and economic system known as socialism? Some starting points for further study. As she started giving presentations, she quickly learned that photos of amphibians in the pools made people recoil. Salamanders Crossing: This Way to the Vernal Pool! Verbatim Reginald Dwayne Betts A 2012 essay from the American Poetry Review on poetry and the architecture of anger. Zora Neale Hurston In a controversial letter, the versatile author expressed frustration with critics of segregation. Verbatim: Jonas Salk Virologist Jonas Salk led the team that developed the breakthrough vaccine for polio. He was also a social critic. Public Intellectuals Adolph Reed Jr.: The Perils of Race Reductionism The political scientist Adolph Reed Jr. on the Black Lives Matter movement, the “rich peoples’ wealth gap,” and his Marxism. C. Buddy Creech: Your Vaccine Questions Answered Vaccinologist C. Buddy Creech on getting vaccinated, racial disparities, and the lessons we’ve learned after a year of COVID-19. Rosa Hernández Acosta habla sobre la Campaña de Alfabetización Cubana Armada solamente con unos cuantos libros de texto y una lámpara de queroseno, Rosa Hernández Acosta alfabetizaba en la Cuba rural sin electricidad, agua corriente ni carreteras asfaltadas. Mathematics The Mathematical Pranksters behind Nicolas Bourbaki Bourbaki was gnomic and ...