Aimee Loiselle is Assistant Professor of History at Central Connecticut State University. This interview is based on her new book, Beyond Norma Rae: How Puerto Rican and Southern White Women Fought for a Place in the American Working Class (University...
There’s an episode of Northern Exposure, when Leonard the shaman comes to town to gather some stories. In his own practice, he often uses “healing stories,” so he wants to know what kinds of stories are in use in Western...
A League of Their Own is one of my favorite baseball movies. I’ve watched it dozens of time–mostly with my daughters. “Marla Hooch–what a hitter!”: If I get some free time I want to read Erin Carlson’s NO CRYING IN...
If my social media feeds are correct, a new Batman movie is out. But did you know that “before the Riddler, Batman’s archenemy was Hitler?” Here is Samantha Baskind at Smithsonian Magazine: With Covid restrictions subsiding, millions are certain to...
