Hobby Lobby’s Antiquities Trouble
The president of the arts and crafts company purchased thousands of antiquities from Iraq for his family’s museum—but he could have met his goals without running afoul of the Department of Justice.
Hobby Lobby’s Antiquities Trouble
Preservation
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How Tourism Reinvented Jesus’ Baptism Site
Pilgrims and tourists are flocking to a baptismal site in the Holy Land in search of religious experience—and souvenirs.
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Can an iPhone App Help Save an Endangered Language?
As the world’s Indigenous languages fade away at an alarming rate, some people are turning to technology to preserve their ancestors’ native tongues—and the cultural knowledge held in them.
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Graffiti Bombing in U.S. National Parks
Vandalism can be a form of resistance to oppression. But is that the case when a privileged artist mars our public lands?
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Let’s Keep Arguing About Flags and Statues
Whether historical plaques, flags, and building names stay or go is of less consequence than the debate they provoke.
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HH-39: Why Good Science Doesn’t Need Eureka Moments
The development of tree-ring dating offers a great example of why good science often takes time.