This essay discusses the first two episodes of The Gilded Age. In what is by now a classic essay, historian […]
CODA, Reviewed by a CODA
CODA, the 2021 film directed by Sian Heder, tells the story of Ruby Rossi, the only hearing person in her […]
Riding Uphill: Challenging Gender Superiority in Competitive Cycling
For 118 years, the Paris Roubaix bicycle race has challenged the most skilled riders from around the globe. Going from […]
Guilt-Free: Naturopathy and the Moralization of Food
While attempting to sustain the newest fad diet, appearance-conscious American consumers often attempt to satisfy their deprivation-induced cravings by turning […]
The Congella Mangrove Story: A Colonial Durban Econarrative
At the mouth of the Umgeni River in Durban, South Africa, sits a small patch of mangrove trees. Birds flit […]
An Untold Story: Black Maternal Mortality in the United States
In April 2016, Kira Johnson, 39, and her husband were excited to bring their second child into the world. After […]
Making Malaria History
Recently global headlines celebrated the news that the World Health Organization (WHO) has recommended the RTS,S vaccine for use against […]
What’s Old is New Again: The David Saunders Autopsy and Corporate Graverobbing in America
On August 24, 2021, 98-year-old David Saunders died from COVID-19 at a hospital near Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Nearly two months […]
Staging Anatomy for Profit . . . and Punishment
On October 17, 2021, the Oddities and Curiosities Expo hosted a public dissection in Portland, Oregon: Paying customers filed into […]
Nursing Clio Presents Its Seventh Annual Best of List
Favorite Book Averill: Mystery: Richard Osman’s Thursday Murder Club series – there are two so far, and they are delightful; […]
