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The Stretch Armstrong and Bobbito Show Lives on in the Internet Archive

Episodes from the infamous hip-hop radio show of the '90s.
by Drew Millard via The Outline on May 26, 2018

A Brief History of America’s Obsession With Sneakers

Invented for athletics, sneakers eventually became status symbols and an integral part of street style.
by Kate Keller via Smithsonian on May 18, 2018
Items from the collection of the French National Conservatory of Video Games.

The Beautiful, Genuine Artistry of Retro Video Games

Amidst so much politics and tribalism, they can provide portals into thoughtfully rendered alternate worlds.
by Addison Del Mastro via The American Conservative on May 18, 2018

Lynyrd Skynyrd: Inside the Band's Complicated History With the South

The Southern-rock group is much different than the one Ronnie Van Zant led in the Seventies.
by Stephen Thomas Erlewine via Rolling Stone on May 15, 2018

The Attention Economy of the American Revolution

How Twitter bots help us understand the founding era.
by Jordan E. Taylor via The Junto on April 30, 2018

How Cosby's 'Pound Cake' Speech Helped Lead to His Downfall

His moralizing accelerated the cultural backlash against him and provided evidence that would be used against him at trial.
by Adam Serwer via The Atlantic on April 26, 2018

We’re the Good Guys, Right?

Marvel's heroes are back again, but with little of the subversive aura that once surrounded them.
by Daniel Immerwahr via n+1 on April 26, 2018
Don the Talking Dog.

When Don the Talking Dog Took the Nation by Storm

Although he 'spoke' German, the vaudevillian canine captured the heart of the nation.
by Greg Daugherty via Smithsonian on April 23, 2018

How the Log Cabin Became an American Symbol

We have the Swedes and William Henry Harrison to thank for the popularization of the log cabin.
by Andrew Belonsky via Mental Floss on April 19, 2018

The 'Pedestrian' Who Became One of America's First Black Sports Stars

In 1880, Frank Hart wowed audiences at New York’s Madison Square Garden by walking 565 miles in six days.
by David Seideman via Atlas Obscura on April 17, 2018

The 100 Pages That Shaped Comics

From Mickey to Maus, tracing the evolution of the pictures, panels, and text that brought comic books to life.
by Jeet Heer, Abraham Josephine Riesman, Sarah Boxer, Heidi MacDonald, Fred Van Lente, Brian Cronin, Charles Hatfield, Christopher Spaide, Joshua Rivera, Klaus Janson, Mark Morales, Richard Starkings via Vulture on April 16, 2018

The Heart of the Matter: A History of Valentine Cards

A digital exhibit from the collections of the Strong National Museum of Play.
by Strong National Museum Of Play via Google Arts and Culture on April 11, 2018
President Richard Nixon announces his resignation, August 8, 1974.

How the 1970s Shaped Trump's Vision

The one consistent message coming out of today's White House was born in the 1970s: Don’t trust any institution.
by Julian E. Zelizer via The Atlantic on April 8, 2018

How a Group of Journalists Turned Hip-Hop Into a Literary Movement

Looking back at the golden era of rap writing.
by Dean Van Nguyen via Pitchfork on March 12, 2018

Hollywood Has Always Been Political. And it Hasn’t Always Been Liberal.

Conservatives have used celebrity glitz effectively, too.
by Kathryn Cramer Brownell via Washington Post on March 2, 2018

An Investigation Into the History of the 'Ditz' Voice

How pitch, tonality, and celebrity imitation have portrayed cluelessness.
by Jody Amable via Atlas Obscura on March 1, 2018

Can the World’s Biggest Dictionary Survive the Internet?

The costs of achieving the centuries-old lexicographical dream of capturing the entire English language.
by Andrew Dickson via The Guardian on February 23, 2018
Charles Dickens writing at his table, 1858.

Charles Dickens, America, & The Civil War

What might Charles Dickens have thought about the American Civil War and the American struggle for abolition and social reforms?
by Sarah Kay Bierle via Emerging Civil War on February 23, 2018
Poster for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show reenactment of Custer's last stand.

The Indians Win

Why have Americans been obsessed with this one loss rather than dozens of victories?
via National Museum Of The American Indian on February 19, 2018

A Terraqueous Counter-Narrative in US History

For hundreds of years, Florida has had the reputation of being a little unstable.
by D. Berton Emerson via Los Angeles Review of Books on February 18, 2018
Drawing of soldiers in combat uniforms.

The Good War

How America’s infatuation with World War II has eroded our conscience.
by Mike Dawson via The Nib on January 10, 2018
Frankie Lymon on stage.

Teen Idol Frankie Lymon's Tragic Rise and Fall Tells the Truth About 1950s America

The mirage of the singer's soaring success echoes the mirage of post-war tranquility at home.
by Jeff MacGregor via Smithsonian on January 4, 2018

No One Writes Great Christmas Songs Anymore

But maybe those midcentury classics weren't really Christmas songs at all.
by Addison Del Mastro via The American Conservative on December 21, 2017

The Real Refugees of Casablanca

When it came to gathering refugees, the waiting room of the US consulate was probably the closest thing to Rick’s Café Américain.
by Meredith Hindley via Longreads on November 23, 2017

How the KKK Shaped Modern Comic Book Superheroes

Masked men who take the law into their own hands.
by Chris Gavaler via Literary Hub on November 3, 2017

The Strange Story of the Forever 1980s

Why the makers of today's popular culture are still so obsessed with the Reagan era.
by Jarrett Ruminski via That Devil History on October 29, 2017
Stereograph titled 'The Toucans' depicting three toucans and a snake amid plants and rocks

Stereographs Were the Original Virtual Reality

The shocking power of immersing oneself in another world was all the buzz once before—about 150 years ago.
by Clive Thompson via Smithsonian on September 21, 2017
Magazine comic image of soldiers in Vietnam.

Comics Captured America's Growing Ambivalence About the Vietnam War

Comics were able to reflect changing views on the conflict in a way few other popular culture forms could.
by Cathy Schlund-Vials via The Conversation on September 20, 2017

What Time Capsules, Meant for Future Americans, Say About How We See Ourselves Today

We used to fill our time capsules with fancy stuff. Now we put in junk.
by Rebecca Onion via Slate on September 8, 2017
A 1902 football game mid-play, with men from both sides rushing at each other

God and the Gridiron Game

America's obsession with football is nearly as old as the game itself.
by Paul Putz, Hunter Hampton via Christianity Today on September 6, 2017
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