History & Culture

Introduction: The Clouds Always Return to Awalua In the thirteenth episode of its seventh season, Hawaii Five-0 bid farewell to...

Hello. As a narrative analyst, I’ve spent my career deconstructing the stories we tell ourselves, from ancient myths to modern...

It was supposed to be a perfect morning. The sun was just starting to peek over the horizon, my running...

I still remember the first time I set foot on Alcatraz Island. The ferry cut through the choppy, grey waters...

Introduction This report addresses the seemingly simple question of why distilled liquor is called "spirits." It will argue that the...

Introduction: The Ghost in the Machine I confess, I laughed. When I first saw it—the goal, the deadpan stare, the...

For years, I lived by the book of acceptable self-improvement. I meditated on light, practiced gratitude, and tried to "think...

The Death of Cry Baby: A Narrative Imperative The artistic shift undertaken by Melanie Martinez for her third studio album,...

Section 1: Introduction - The Historian's Dilemma and the Gilt-Thread Question As a costume historian, I’ve always found a certain...

I’ve spent years wandering through the portrait galleries of museums, both in person and through the pages of books. My...