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Literature scholar Caroline H. Yang excavates the shifting meanings of the Asian-owned convenience store through Nina Revoyr’s 2003 novel Southland, which follows the story of a store in South LA as it changes hands from the 1940s to 1994. bit.ly/3UxrnE2

Alfalfa, one of the most important foods for cattle, is the third most valuable crop in the United States. It’s also very, very thirsty. bit.ly/3Qj9Ahy

When Penguin Books introduced their cartoon bird in 1935, they were building on an already strong tradition of branding through cute mascot “media stars.” bit.ly/3Uy6hFx #books #publishing

Where did the myth that English men (and probably women) were hiding tails beneath their clothing come from? And what was that about eggs? bit.ly/3w82vJE

When it comes to #Shakespeare , people have Opinions. bit.ly/3xYMgz4

In our newest interview, Sam Besson, curator of sheet music and pop culture mselibrary, discusses how studies of sheet music intersect with many disciplines and influence other research. bit.ly/3JurwSz

The birds aren’t the only ones with their heads in the sand. Read Katrina Gulliver on ostrich bubbles: bit.ly/3QDnSKb

My latest for JSTOR Daily, 'As global demand for meat increases, food for cattle, such as corn, soybeans, and alfalfa, will only see an increase in demand, too.'

Scholar of religion Milla Micka Moto-Sanchez discusses how a bodhisattva named Jizō became a core element of the Buddhist tradition for Japanese women. bit.ly/3QaGrVC #Buddhism #Japan

Until the 1820s, many Americans thought tomatoes were poisonous. Luckily, quack physicians peddling ketchup cures relieved them of their tomato terrors. bit.ly/3nQhZdL

Lithium has been called the “gold of the twenty-first century” and the “lithium triangle” of Argentina, Bolivia, and Chile has been labeled the “Saudi Arabia of lithium.” bit.ly/4bfhmBc

If you’ve considered seeing a chiropractor for a back problem, you may not have thought much about how the treatment could affect your spiritual life. bit.ly/3Wij5kO

Initiated under the editorial directorship of Ishmael Reed, the Yardbird Reader made room in publishing for marginalized artists from many walks of life. bit.ly/3UAoZMU

Approximately 79 percent of the water drawn from the Colorado River is used for irrigating crops—like the cultivated hay grass known as alfalfa. bit.ly/3Qj9Ahy

Penguin’s penguin remains one of the most recognizable brands in the world today. But…why a penguin? bit.ly/3Uy6hFx #books #publishing

“Tails, tails!” That was the taunt the people of Paris flung at the English army in 1436 as they vacated the city that they had occupied for sixteen years. Read more about these tailed people in this month’s “Cabinet of Curiosities” from @ameliasoth: bit.ly/3w82vJE

Continuing engagement with and adaptation of source material can be a more effective way to teach and understand it, dismantling the myth of the “author-god” and allowing marginalized perspectives to emerge. bit.ly/3xYMgz4 #Shakespeare #fanfic

The ostrich story was soon to take another turn. bit.ly/3QDnSKb

Part of Jizō’s association with women comes from a scripture known as the Sutra of Jizō’s Original Vow, also imported from China, which tells of two of his past lives. bit.ly/3QaGrVC #Buddhism #Japan