Lord Byron and the Birth of Vampires
Sexual politics meet literary monsters in a new book by Andrew McConnell Stott.
Grad School’s Mental Health Problem
Navigating the emotional stress of doctoral programs in a down market.
Um, Why Are These Professors Creeping on My Facebook Page?
The ethics of student-teacher “intimacy”—on campus and on social media.
Jack the Ripper’s DNA: Was Aaron Kosminski Behind the Whitechapel Murders?
Russell Edwards says he's solved the mystery. His proof might be a little threadbare.
Human Trafficking and the 2016 Super Bowl
How the Bay Area is building America's most ambitious anti-trafficking coalition.
Death Row in Arizona: Where Human Experimentation Is the Rule, Not the Exception
Recent reports show that chemical roulette is the state's M.O.
The Problems With William Deresiewicz’s New Manifesto
Excellent Sheep: a facile approach to an urgent critique.
Arizona’s Double-Talk on Execution and Torture
The state is certain that Joseph Wood's death was totally constitutional. But they're looking into it.