In 1668, crowds, armed with staves, iron bars, and poleaxes, descended on London’s brothels and began tearing the buildings down. bit.ly/3X2nabK

Although we typically imagine future lunar bases on the Moon’s surface, the high-radiation environment and huge temperature swings might force astronauts to live several meters underground. bit.ly/4elFF1V

The heroic masculinity that governed early glacial science had its roots in nineteenth-century British sporting culture. bit.ly/3z1nsaJ

Kick off the #school year with JSTOR Daily! #Educators, enhance your lesson plans with #OA resources—#reading lists, #teaching guides, and more. 📚 👩‍🏫 Classroom inspiration and more here: bit.ly/3MwyibJ Image: John Frederick Lewis. Arab School. 1841–51. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

In August 1967, Thurgood Marshall became the first Black American to be confirmed as United States Supreme Court Justice. He believed his responsibility as a lawyer and judge was to provide legal recourse to the powerless: bit.ly/3YYuiIF

In a 2023 white paper, a group of concerned astronomers warned against repeating Earthly “colonial practices” in outer space. But what’s wrong with colonizing space if there’s nothing there to begin with? bit.ly/4gaqfz4 #space #astronomy

Air guitar competitions, in which performers pantomime the playing of guitars, began in the 1980s. But the culture of “air playing” dates back much further than that. bit.ly/3XfTrMw

#OTD in 1958, Doctor Zhivago was published in the United States. It was an instant best seller (unfortunately for Pasternak, really). bit.ly/3wEKZKc

The English-speaking public doesn’t follow billiards or pool with the same attention they give to football (choose your version or your continent). Yet cue games have made noticeable contributions to the English language. bit.ly/4e48Lmc

The Student Confessions collection from Millersville University, shared via JSTOR, brings together a collection of mostly handwritten student confessions written between 1889 and 1920 at Millersville Normal School. bit.ly/4e3nSwg

One of the perks the British enjoyed in colonizing parts of North America was ready access to forests filled with white pine. How thereafter did that tree come to kick off the revolution? bit.ly/4e5Yvtw

For some young, working-class Japanese men and women, Jamaican reggae clubs offer an escape from cultural norms and a way to gain currency in the music world. bit.ly/4e4TqSV

When explorers from Britain and Spain encountered the peoples of the Americas, they often formed views of these communities and their practices reflective of their kingdom of origin. bit.ly/4ghGVov

In the 2004 debate about same-sex marriage in the US, the opponents of gay marriage shied away from identifying their position with religious doctrine or with criticisms of same-sex relationships. bit.ly/4dPis8p

Born in Hopkinton, Massachusetts, in 1793, Richard Potter’s magical ways came to him through tragedy. bit.ly/3sDcyod

After examining radar images taken by the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter in 2010, Leonardo Carrer and his team found that a deep pit discovered 15 years ago in the Sea of Tranquility appears to lead to a subsurface cave conduit tens of meters long. bit.ly/4elFF1V

In the Kensington neighborhood in North Philadelphia, violence and trauma are disturbingly common. Collectively created public memorials help families and neighbors honor those they’ve lost and use memory to reshape the present. bit.ly/4e0RuKz

With roots in the motions and biases of vaudeville, burlesque, mesmerism, and minstrelsy, “air playing” with imaginary instruments long predates rock music. bit.ly/3XfTrMw

Philosopher of science Mary-Jane Rubenstein explains how the space industry could explore other planets without exploiting them. bit.ly/4gaqfz4

Tea in Boston Harbor is arguably a misleading symbol of American resistance to the British monarchy. In its place should stand the coveted and useful white pine trees of New England. bit.ly/4e5Yvtw