Why Are Shirt Buttons on Different Sides for Men and Women?
Source: Mental Floss
Read about some interesting theories related to fashion for men and women. Did nobility dictate the differences in fashion?
Opinion
Patriotism on Broadway
Source: The Economist
The timelessness and universality of Alexander Hamilton’s story is explored in this review of the popular hip-hop musical Hamilton.
Does Your Dog Really Love You?
Source: CBS News
Find out what news correspondent Anderson Cooper thinks about his dog’s intelligence and how little we know about dogs.
Retail Therapy: Does It Help?
Source: Forbes
The old line, “When the going gets tough, the tough go shopping,” may hold a kernel of truth after all.
Why We Need the Wild
Source: The Wall Street Journal
Professor David Gessner of the University of North Carolina Wilmington reviews the nature writing in Jason Mark’s recently-published Satellites in the High Country, and he touches on some transcendental ideas in the process.
Moving Innovation in Education Forward
Source: Medium
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan presents an initiative to foster innovation in the educational system.
Nature Studies: Is it possible to put a price on nature? And if we can, should we?
Source: Independent
Environmental columnist Michael McCarthy expresses his uncertainty about a question posed at a high-profile debate.
A Better Way to Talk About Faith
Source: The New York Times
Religious traditions that bring some people together may drive a wedge between others. An organization called Interfaith Youth Core is working to bring together people of all faiths and none to focus on their shared tenets instead of their differences.
What Is Fashion?
Source: PBS News Hour
Why do we wear what we wear? How is fashion a way of making your voice heard? This article on fashion provides insights into these questions.
Mark Twain’s Eternal Chatter
Source: The New Yorker
Author Ben Tarnoff analyzes the celebrity of Mark Twain and critiques the writer’s autobiography, which was published in several volumes starting in 2010.