Arts & Culture

• A Brief History of Chess

  For those who've been watching The Queen's Gambit, this one's for you.

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• A Brief History of Recreational Camping

  More than 42 million Americans turn to spend time in the wilderness to find an escape from their regular, boring lives.

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• A Brief History of American Traditional Tattooing

  From sailors to senators, American traditional tattooing has come a long way from the counterculture it first began in.

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• The Recipes That Wouldn't Exist Without Both World Wars

  Food rationing and lack of agricultural prosperity made cooking a bit more difficult in olden times. But, like all master chefs, grandmothers, and mothers in the kitchen got creative and made do.

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• Why do Americans Think That Canadians Are So Nice?

  Has it actually been proven that Canadians are nicer or do Americans have a problem with imposter syndrome?

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• Who Do Black Cats Have a Negative History?

  Personal superstitions aside, there was a distinct period in time where black cats were demonized for simply existing. More follows...

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• The Oldest Brewery in America

  Established in 1829, Yuengling Brewery stands as the oldest brewery in American history.

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• UK Music Industry Slammed by Coronavirus

  The UK music industry is set to lose more than 170,000 jobs by Christmastime. The US looks even worse.

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• A Brief History of Punk Rock in America

  With music venues closing left and right, it's probably really important for everyone to begin to familiarize themselves with exact;y how much culture and time we are losing by not supporting the arts in coronavirus time.

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• A Brief History of Glassblowing in America

  The origins of glassblowing and glassmaking in the United States goes all the way back to Jamestown Island, Virginia.

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• A Brief History of Recreational Rock Climbing in Yosemite Valley

  The idea of dangling from a single hook several thousand feet above the ground on a sheer rock face in the middle of the day in California might not be the ideal vacation for you. But, for some loony pioneers, that was the only place they wanted to be.

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• A (Very) Brief History of Wine

  Wine is the drink that united territories, brought kingdoms together, destroyed families, and caused wars. But, without it, history as we know it would have been a lot more uninteresting to read about.

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• The History of Computer Art

  Computerized artwork is extremely accessible and has become the norm in content production in recent years. But, before computers became an entire generation's preferred medium, computer art was strictly made by mathematicians, physicists, and computer engineers...

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• The Origins of Rock and Roll

  Although Rock and Roll has been constantly evolving since the 1940s, the humble beginnings of the genre highlight the struggle of marginalized vs. nonmarginalized individuals.

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• The Day That Hip Hop Was Born

  Believe it or not, Hip Hop can be traced back to the beginning on a busy night in the Bronx.

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• Forget Watching the Ball Drop, You Should Celebrate New Years Like a Native Hawaiian

  New Years' Eve can be boring, wasteful, and lame. It's the only holiday that you're encouraged to wake up with a hangover, feel immediate regret, and start the next 365 days feeling like a loser. Don't do that. Observe the traditions of the Native Hawaiian people, and you'll never go back to the lame western celebration.

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• Former Post Office to Become Auburn Arts and Culture Center

  The Auburn, Alabama Parks, Arts and Recreation Department just released their plan to transform their now closed post office into a community art and culture center.

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• The Great Monkey Art Hoax of 1964

  The brilliant artist, Pierre Brassau, hit the scene out of nowhere with his bold and aggressive brushstrokes catching the eyes of French critics. Oh, also he was a monkey.

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• Austin Texas Music Commission Asks City to Add Multi-use Arts Theater for African American Cultural Heritage District

  The Austin Music Commission has voted unanimously to support a proposal to direct the city to recognize and develop amenities within the state-designated African American Cultural Heritage District in East Austin, Texas.

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• Otzi the Iceman Has a Family

  The world's most famous prehistoric man's family just got a little bit larger...

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• Lake Minnetonka Artist Eric Pilhofer Pays Homage to Ancestral Spirituality

  Inspired by history and archeology, Eric Pilhofer intends to pay homage to his ancestral spirituality.

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