1. Common Threads: The Rise (and Rise, and Rise) of the Mini Skirt
More than any other clothing item, the mini became a symbol of the changing cultural attitudes and the growing impact of youth that defined the 1960s.
2. Our Better Nature: Put the Brakes on Honey Bees – Our Future Depends on It
By Paul Hetzler
Honey bees are causing grave – and in some cases irreversible – harm to the environment.
3. What Makes a Good Life?
By Ken Budd
As director of the longest-running study on human happiness, Dr. Robert Waldinger has some simple essential advice for feeling good: Make friends, keep friends, treasure friends.
4. The Origin of Grades in American Schools
By Josh Eyler
You may not have heard of Ezra Stiles, but he’s the reason students today get grades – and the system hasn’t changed much in 250 years.
5. The Story of Saint Patrick Is Way Weirder Than You Think
His name wasnʻt Patrick, he spent years as a slave, and he wasn’t even Irish.
6. Before Taylor and Travis, There Was Helen and John
She was an actress. He was a shortstop. We can learn from the press parade around this 19th-century power couple.
7. Blazing Saddles: Five Funny Facts at 50
Mel Brooks turned a parody Western into comedy gold.
8. By the Numbers: Bob Marley and the Wailers’ Legend
Let’s get together and review the stats.
9. “Climbing” Mount Sunflower, the Highest Point in Kansas
The western Kansas prairie can be windy, dusty, and, well…flat. But the Sunflower State also boasts beautiful sunsets, friendly folks, and low-key adventure, like finding your way to the state’s highest point via country roads.
10. These Total Solar Eclipse Towns Can’t Wait to Take the Spotlight
By Bill Newcott
In an arc from Texas to Maine, little burgs are making big plans.
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