High-achievers from a variety of industries explain how learning to play music helped make them successful.
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How smart cities can create their own poetry – tech podcast
In this podcast, the creator of an art installation in Manchester, England, discusses how she used real-time data that informed poems written by A.I. and were displayed around the city.
In the Gilded Age, Americans loved and feared the railroad companies — and it can teach Big Tech a valuable lesson
Tech company CEO Richard White compares current internet service providers and how to regulate them to railroad companies of the Gilded Age.
Blacks, Baseball, and the Civil War
In this account of baseball history, read about black ball clubs’ interactions with white ball clubs and how the players fought for more equality on and off the field.
New humanities class explores the history of the ‘self’ from B.C. to VR
A course at Yale University examines the intersections of individuality, society, and technology.
On this day, the Boston Massacre lights the fuse of revolution
This aticle explains what led to the Boston Massacre in March 1770 and what its effects were.
John Smith Biography
This biography details the life of early American colonist John Smith.
Women Writing About the Wild: 25 Essential Authors
This list describes how 25 women were inspired by nature and used it heavily in their writing.
Exotic pets: Why do Americans keep dangerous animals?
Journalist Louis Theroux visits the owners of exotic pets to discover their appeal.
Why You Should Be Reading Wislawa Szymborska
Writer Megan O’Grady describes how she is inspired by the work of Nobel Prize winning poet Wislawa Szymborska.
Fans Sticking It to the Man: Sports Edition
View this slideshow that describes 13 times fans protested sports leagues, owners, and umpires.
Flexible Work Alone Won’t Create Gender Equality, but These Things Might
Author Brigid Shulte examines why work flexibile work hours don’t always affect gender equaity and describes four other things that can help.
About Eugene O’Neill
Learn about playright Eugene O’Neill in this short biography.
A Deeper Look at the Politicians Who Passed the Civil Rights Act of 1964
This article notes some of the key players in the passing of the Civil Rights Act. Roll over the hotspots in the image to find out more about each person.
Jack London’s mark on literature
Professor and author Jeanne C. Reesman extols the writing of Jack London.
In His Own Words: Remembering Poet Robert Hayden
Read about poet Robert Hayden and listen to him recite part of one of his most famous poems.
Writers Work in Mobile Studios at This Incredible Residency in Massachusetts
The Mastheads, a residency program for writers, built five small studios inspired by famous local authors, such as Henry David Thoreau and Nathaniel Hawthorne, for its recipients to work in.
Revolutionary War army comes to life in newly discovered painting
Learn how an uncovered painting provided historians with new details of George Washington’s army.
Ellis Island
This article inlcudes an overview of the importance of Ellis Island in the history of immigration in the United States. It then provides a more detailed timeline of happenings on the island.
‘Hamlet,’ a New Opera, Makes Shakespeare Strange
Critic Zachary Woolf reviews a 2017 production of Hamlet by Brett Dean. He compares it with other versions of the play, as well as operatic productions of other Shakespeare works.