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What Happened to Peanut Butter and Jelly?

The rise and fall of the iconic sandwich has paralleled changes in Americans' economic conditions.

by Steve Estes, Ashawnta Jackson via JSTOR Daily on July 8, 2021

Which Generation Controls the Senate?

A visual breakdown of the U.S. Senate by age.

by Will Donnell via wcd.fyi on January 18, 2021

You Know Karen

She's been having a moment — and that's not a good thing. Using baby name data, we found other names that are equally as “Karen” as Karen.

by Jan Diehm, Sara Stoudt, Amber Thomas via The Pudding on July 16, 2020

The Baby-Sitters Club Is Ready to Teach a New Generation About Work

Locked-down parents will need an army of tween child-minders. Let the Baby-Sitters Club show them the way.

by Rebecca Onion via Slate on July 3, 2020

Stan and Mardi Timm show off Johnson Smith novelties they’ve collected. Stan wears X-Ray Spex and holds a Tark Electric Razor. Mardi wears a sailor’s hat that says “Kiss Me Honey I Won’t Bite” and holds a Little Gem Lung Tester and Bust Developer.

Fun Delivered: World’s Foremost Experts on Whoopee Cushions and Silly Putty Tell All

The Timms provide the history behind their collection of 20th century mail-order novelty items.

by Lisa Hix via Collectors Weekly on March 17, 2020

What’s Left of Generation X

To be Gen X was to be disaffected from the consumer norms of the 1980s, but to be pessimistic about any chance for social transformation.

by Kim Phillips-Fein via Dissent on October 8, 2019

The Unromantic, Untold Story of the Great US Divorce Spree of 1946

The war brought many couples together. It also drove many apart.

by Corinne Purtill via Quartz on June 26, 2018

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‘Candy Aspirin,’ Safety Caps, and the History of Children’s Drugs

The development, use, and marketing of medications for children in the 20th century.

by Cynthia Connolly via Penn Today on May 22, 2018

How Baby Boomers Broke America

Is the Baby Boomer generation to blame for America's crumbling roads, galloping income inequality, bitter polarization and dysfunctional government?

by Steven Brill via TIME on May 17, 2018

Green House: A Brief History of “American Poetry”

Tracing its emergence of as a distinct cultural institution.

by Frank Guan via Prelude on September 22, 2014

Lower the Voting Age!

Why 16 year-olds can help us heal our broken political system.

by Marco Roth via n+1 on November 1, 2008

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