Suggested Readings: Laughter, Weird Evolution, and Non-Citizen Voting - JSTOR Daily

By The EditorsOctober 25, 20162 min read

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Inside the secret operation to move the Bayeux Tapestry

After more than 900 years in France, the Bayeux Tapestry—one of medieval Europe’s most fragile, priceless treasures—slipped back into England in a controversial overnight operation. Here’s what transporting a 225-foot-long masterwork actually takes.

19 min read

Aeon

Lore of the rings

Trees contain an archive – tales of planetary shifts, cosmic events, historical pivots – that we’re only just unlocking- by Valerie TrouetRead on Aeon

Valerie TrouetJul 10, 2026

Artforum

Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie Bunch Defends Institution Against White House Criticism

In an email to his staff, American educator, historian, and Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie G. Bunch III pushed back against a recent White House Domestic Policy Council report which accused the Smithsonian National Museum of American History of veering towards a mission rooted in “extreme political activism.” Bunch’s email, which was published by the Washington Post […]

Mika LeeJul 10, 2026

The Public Domain Review

“Worthless Idiot, Donkey Head”: Parodies of Pedantry on the Renaissance Stage

Pompous know-it-alls were once a mainstay of mockery on the Italian stage. Arnoud Visser investigates this stock character of the pedant and his association with individual superiority, social distinction, and sexual transgression, finding a form of satire that took aim at the Renaissance humanist’s erudition and lofty ideals.

Jul 8, 2026

Hyperallergic

John Constable’s Four Seasons

Art historian Susan Owens's exquisitely illustrated new book narrates the painter’s story through his relationship to weather, place, and time.

Lauren Moya FordJul 7, 2026

Public Books

The Struggle for America’s Ballot Box and the Making of Wong Kim Ark

“While the Supreme Court settled the issue of birthright citizenship in Wong Kim Ark’s case, lawmakers, lawyers, and civil organizations in California (and elsewhere) routinely tried to strip citizenship from the children of Asian immigrants throughout the twentieth century.” The post The Struggle for America’s Ballot Box and the Making of Wong Kim Ark appeared first on Public Books.

Morgan BarryJul 7, 2026