New Year: Tradition of the Wassail
By Robert Chambers
December 21: St. Thomas’ Day
By Clement A. Miles
How Alexei Navalny revolutionized opposition politics in Russia— before his apparent poisoning
By Regina Smyth, Indiana University
Insect Apocalypse? Not so fast– at least in North America
By Matthew D. Moran, Hendrix College
100 Degrees in Siberia? Five Ways the Extreme Arctic Heat Wave Follows a Disturbing Pattern
By Mark Serreze, University of Colorado, Boulder.
April
By Elizabeth Letitia Landon
A Description of a City Shower
By Jonathan Swift
From The Triads of Ireland
Wisdom comes in threes.
Translated by Kuno Meyer
This young woman created 784 paintings while hiding from the Nazis
By Emma Parker, University of Leeds
Christmas Games: Snapdragon
By Robert Chambers
