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Still of Molly Ringwald and Emilio Estevez from The Breakfast Club.

What About “The Breakfast Club”?

Revisiting the movies of my youth in the age of #MeToo.

by Molly Ringwald via The New Yorker on April 6, 2018

Nazi Punks F**k Off

An oral history of how Black Flag, Bad Brains, and other hardcore acts reclaimed punk from white supremacists.

by Steve Knopper via GQ on January 16, 2018

Uncola: Seven-Up, Counterculture and the Making of an American Brand

Advertisements for the soft drink presented it as a soda revolution.

by Claire Payton via The Devil's Tale on December 4, 2017

The Kids Of Bowery's Hardcore 'Matinee,' Then And Now

Drew Carolan captured the mien of a subculture centered on midafternoon expressions of anger and community.

by Drew Carolan via NPR on November 16, 2017

The Rope: The Forgotten History of Segregated Rock & Roll Concerts

The Platters, the Flamingos, and other pioneering performers share stories of divided audiences and harrowing violence.

by Steve Knopper via Rolling Stone on November 16, 2017

A man being arrested by an LAPD officer outside of a Mexican restaurant.

The Year 1960

City developers, RAND Corps dropouts, Latino activists—and Lena Horne, taking direct action against racism in Beverley Hills.

by Mike Davis via New Left Review on November 15, 2017

When Halloween Mischief Turned to Mayhem

Nineteenth-century urbanization unleashed the nation's anarchic spirits.

by Lesley Bannatyne via Zócalo Public Square on October 26, 2017

How Folk Rock Helped Crack the Iron Curtain

Fifty years ago, 160 young Americans defied State Department orders and partied on the streets of Moscow. The Cold War would never be the same.

by Emily Ludolph via Narratively on October 4, 2017

Alexander Hamilton: Statesman, Dueler, Birthday Party Theme

Projected to earn $1 billion and earning Tony-Award glory, 'Hamilton' the musical is still going strong in backyards and classrooms across the country.

by Molly Driscoll via The Christian Science Monitor on August 9, 2017

From Boy Geniuses to Mad Scientists

How Americans got so weird about science.

by Lisa Hix via Collectors Weekly on August 4, 2017

The Women and Girls of Telegraph Ave

The women of Telegraph Avenue whose stories remain untold.

by Madeline Appel, Sally Littlefield via The Berkeley Revolution on July 7, 2017

Sgt. Pepper Came Out 50 Years Ago This Week. The Timing Was As Perfect As the Album.

The Beatles released Sgt. Pepper at the exact moment that the world was ready to take a rock album seriously as art.

by Jack Hamilton via Slate on May 24, 2017

The Syncopated Geography of Hip-Hop

Music scholar Katya Deve explores the history and geography of hip-hop.

by Katya Deve via ArcGIS StoryMaps on May 12, 2017

What the Guys Who Coined '420' Think About Their Place in Marijuana History

And how the term came to be code for pot-smoking in the first place.

by Olivia B. Waxman via TIME on April 19, 2017

Victorian Era Drones: How Model Trains Transformed from Cutting-Edge to Quaint

Nostalgia and technological innovation paved the way for the rise of model-train giant Lionel.

by Ben Marks via Collectors Weekly on February 1, 2017

When Dungeons & Dragons Set Off a ‘Moral Panic’

D&D attracted millions of players, along with accusations by some religious figures that the game fostered demon worship and a belief in witchcraft and magic.

by Clyde Haberman via Retro Report on April 17, 2016

The Cruel Truth About Rock And Roll

A lifelong fan reflects on how sexual exploitation is part of rock's DNA.

by Ann Powers via NPR on July 15, 2015

The History of 420, in Three Acts

There are many theories about the origin of 420, but five guys named Waldo started it all.

by Steve Hager via Freedom Leaf Press on April 20, 2015

How Did YA Become YA?

Why is it called YA anyway? And who decided what was YA and what wasn’t?

by Anne Rouyer via New York Public Library on April 20, 2015

Black Is Beautiful: Why Black Dolls Matter

"Why do you have black dolls?"

by Lisa Hix via Collectors Weekly on February 21, 2013

Couple kissing

Love Me Did: A History of Courtship

Cuddle up with your sweetie for stories about three centuries of pre-marital intimacy, from Puritan "bundling" to the back-seat of the parents' Buick.

via BackStory on February 8, 2013

Two bikers ride through the desert in Easy Rider, a 1969 film.

See America First

Two movies, 'Easy Rider' and 'Alice's Restaurant,' reveal the ideals of counterculture and act as vehicles for social commentary.

by Ellen Willis via New York Review of Books on January 2, 1970

Haitian gang members carrying assault rifles, standing in the center of a stylized rifle sight.

Haiti’s Agents Of Fear

Haitians are caught between the grip of violent gangs and the messy legacies of foreign intervention.

by Matthew J. Smith via Noema on October 29, 2024

Mike Dirnt, Billy Joe Armstrong, and Tré Cool from the band Green Day.

How Green Day’s American Idiot Pitted Punk Against George W Bush

Twenty years ago, a trio of Calfornian stoners released a polemic against Republican America that politicised a generation.

by Pippa Bailey via New Statesman on September 30, 2024

Collage of popular culture references from 2008 onward.

That Feeling You Recognize? Obamacore.

The 2008 election sparked an outburst of brightness and positivity across pop culture. Now hindsight — and cringe — is setting in.

by Nate Jones via Vulture on August 20, 2024

Bruce Springsteen.

Berlin’s Cold War of Rock

Did music really bring down the Wall?

by Katja Hoyer via Zeitgeist on August 1, 2024

A newspaper clipping with the headline "Norway Makes Skateboarding Against Law"

Skateboarding: From Criminal Offense to Olympic Sport

Skateboarding was considered a silly and childish phenomenon for much of its existence.

by Louis Anslow via Pessimists Archive on July 30, 2024

Skateboarder doing trick on ramp.

How a Generation of Women and Queer Skateboarders Fought for Visibility and Recognition

On defying gender norms and expectations in extreme sports.

by Deborah Stoll via Literary Hub on July 18, 2024

Basketball players taking a knee on the court and wearing "Black Lives Matter" shirts.

How the NBA Learned to Embrace Activism

A changing NBA fan base drove the league toward an embrace of Black culture, and social justice politics.

by Adam Criblez via Made By History on April 19, 2024

Michael Knott playing guitar

Michael Knott, Who Changed The Course of Christian Rock, Dies at 61

An entire industry wouldn't exist without him, yet few know his name. In his songs, Knott challenged the faithful to examine their faults and hypocrisies.

by Lars Gotrich via NPR on March 14, 2024

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