There seems to be a strange, unspoken idea floating around in 21st-century discourse that history, or at least meaningful history, began...

There is something enduringly mysterious about the human capacity for language. Our mouths and throats contain an array of muscles and...

The post-war years were a strange time in France. Cultures around the world were embracing modernism on an unforeseen scale, eager to...

If you have followed my ramblings here at MutualArt for any length of time, you’ll probably have noticed that I make a concerted effort...

“I brought her into this world, and I’m going to take care of her.” Janice’s father said it all the time—to family, to friends, under his...