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Foolish Questions

Screwball comics wage a gleeful war on civilization and its discontents—armed mostly with water-pistols, stink bombs, and laughing gas.

by Art Spiegelman via New York Review of Books on February 25, 2020

Woman kneeling on stage playing air guitar.

How Air Guitar Became A Serious Sport

Air guitar competitions may seem rather new, but this sport has a long, evolving, and sometimes surprising history.

by Byrd McDaniel via The Conversation on April 29, 2019

Vessel of Antiquity

Influence, invention, and the legacy of Leon Redbone.

by Megan Pugh via Oxford American on March 19, 2019

Black and white image of Hellen Keller sitting

Helen Keller: Activist and Orator

Though Helen Keller’s childhood triumph over the difficulties of her deaf-blindness are known, many are unaware of her second act as an activist and orator.

by Arlene Balkansky via Library of Congress on July 31, 2018

We Need to Talk About Digital Blackface in GIFs

Are you part of the problem?

by Lauren Michele Jackson via Teen Vogue on August 2, 2017

“Take Me Out to the Ball Game”: The Story of Katie Casey and Our National Pastime

The little-known story of one of the best known sing-along songs, and its connection to women's suffrage.

by George Boziwick via Our Game on October 8, 2013

A man making fists, ready to box.

Storm of Blows

In the 1890s, boxing went from lower class brawling to upper class show of masculinity.

by Melissa Haley via Commonplace on January 1, 2003

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