On Sunday March 8, 1914, twenty-six-year-old Rosa Asorowsky, a “Russian Jewess” and sweatshop worker, committed suicide in Chicago.[1] Next to […]
The Secret Ingredient is Hope: Heated Rivalry (2025), US Television & the Historical Pathologization of Gay Desire
Since debuting in North America in late November 2025, the Canadian streaming show Heated Rivalry has become a global sensation. […]
Mary Sully: Neurodivergence and American Indian Art
The geometrical triptychs American Indian artist Mary Sully (1896-1963) crafted on paper, crayon, gilt, and ink render early twentieth-century American […]
Lessons from the Earth: Earthquakes, Gardens, and Public Health
Around 9:40am, on Saturday November 1st, 1755, the earth shook in Lisbon. Likely a 8.5 magnitude on the Richter scale, […]
“Filmitis”: When Movie Fandom Became a Medical Condition
In 1916, when Hollywood cinema first emerged, “filmitis” debuted in US cultural debate as “the most modern of diseases, the […]
