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The politics behind the metabolic health crisis in the United States

May 6, 2016

BY ANTHONY RYAN HATCHAssistant professor in the Science in Society Program at Wesleyan University Our metabolic health crisis—as defined by the conjoined endemics of heart disease, diabetes, high cholesterol, and obesity—continues to surprise biomedical researchers, frustrate health experts, and disable and harm millions of people. This week, three news stories illuminate yet again how the … More The politics behind the metabolic health crisis in the United States

Recovering the fading histories of America’s postwar suburban churches.

January 13, 2016

American architect Edward A. Sovik designed the Riverside Bible Chapel in Story City, Iowa (1949). In her new book, author Gretchen Buggelnshows how architects and suburban congregations joined forces to workout a vision of how modernist churches might reinvigorate Protestantcommunity.Photos by Gretchen Buggeln. BY GRETCHEN BUGGELN Mention “postwar suburban church” and you are likely to … More Recovering the fading histories of America’s postwar suburban churches.

Gail Langer Karwoski on writing the story of America’s first legally married gay couple.

January 7, 2016

In June 2015, the Supreme Court of the United States announced that “same-sexcouples may exercise the fundamental right to marry.”Photograph by Angela Jimenez. ——-Writer Gail Langer Karwoski worked closely with Michael McConnell and Jack Baker, America’s first legally married gay couple, to tell their story in The Wedding Heard ‘Round the World: America’s First Gay … More Gail Langer Karwoski on writing the story of America’s first legally married gay couple.

The times they were a’changing. We were, too.

January 6, 2016

Michael McConnell and Jack Baker, America’s first legally married gay couple,apply for a marriage license in 1970 in Minnesota. Photograph by R.Bertrand Heine,courtesy of the Minnesota Historical Society. ——-Writer Gail Langer Karwoski worked closely with Michael McConnell and Jack Baker, America’s first legally married gay couple, to tell their story in The Wedding Heard ‘Round … More The times they were a’changing. We were, too.

On Bob Dylan’s early folk years and the flourishing Minnesota music scene in the 1960s

November 25, 2015

Robert Zimmerman (Bob Dylan) on stage with the Golden Chords.Image courtesy Monte Edwardson and Leroy Hoikkala. BY RICK SHEFCHIK When discussing the history of Minnesota rock music, Bob Dylan tends to rate barely more than a footnote because he was living in New York and playing folk music when such seminal groups as The Trashmen, … More On Bob Dylan’s early folk years and the flourishing Minnesota music scene in the 1960s

The Kensington Rune Stone Legend and the Catholic Church

September 25, 2015

BY DAVID M. KRUEGER Pope Francis has arrived in the U.S. and is soon to arrive here in Philadelphia, a city that carries the moniker the “Birthplace of America.” The nation’s founding documents might have been signed here, but something that isn’t so obvious to those familiar with America’s establishment is that there is a … More The Kensington Rune Stone Legend and the Catholic Church

Growing up an army brat: The silence.

September 23, 2015

The author’s mother, wearing glasses and proper attire, at a public event. This is the fourth part of a series by writer Catherine Madison on growing up in the army around the midcentury. Madison’s father spent three years as a prisoner of war in North Korea in the 1950s.Part One: The rules.Part Two: The moves.Part … More Growing up an army brat: The silence.

Growing up an army brat: The friends.

September 16, 2015

The 1963 cheerleading squad of Broome Junior High in Rockville, Maryland.The author is in the back row, second from left. This is the third installment in a series on growing up in the army by writer Catherine Madison, whose father spent three years as a prisoner of war in North Korea in the 1950s.Part One: … More Growing up an army brat: The friends.

Growing up an army brat: The moves.

September 9, 2015

Part of Catherine Madison’s childhood doll collection, unpacked after 40 years,which managed to survive so many moves. This is the second installment in a series by Catherine Madison, whose father spent three hellish years as a POW in Korea.Part One: The rules. ——- BY CATHERINE MADISON “Where are you from?” It’s such an innocent, ageless … More Growing up an army brat: The moves.

Growing up an army brat: The rules.

September 2, 2015

Our extended family in front of our quarters in Landstuhl, Germany, 1960.My father is wearing his hat. I’m on the left, dressed up in saddle shoes. BY CATHERINE MADISON By the time I was in the fourth grade, in 1959, I understood that my father was not like the rest of us. Of course he … More Growing up an army brat: The rules.

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