Hedda Hopper used gossip to further a racist and nativist political agenda—a form expanded in the recent rise of right-wing media. Historian Jennifer Frost reconsiders her work on Hedda Hopper in light of Hopper’s ideological heir, Donald Trump.

Open call for submissions for Summer 2021

Carrie Allison’s visual essay on beadwork and the closely-observed colors of plants in Nova Scotia: persistent griefs and small joys.