How did Copenhagen become a “city of cyclists,” where a third of all journeys are by bicycle?

The rich origins of an everyday word about everyday sound—and why we celebrate composer R. Murray Schafer on World Listening Day.

As urban growth brought rich and poor Parisians closer together in the 1830s, masked balls encouraged class mixing and costumes that crossed gender lines.

An interdisciplinary bibliography exploring the care of the dead and how our final choices are shaped by culture, religion, economics, technology, and war.

Between 1790 and 1860, New York City’s food markets were public, sustained by active government involvement. What happened?

A deeply ingrained interest in stolen objects and their recovery reflects our collective uncertainty over how we value art.