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Jazz Slang Cat: Why Musicians Call Each Other Cat
Jazz slang cat: the real history of hepcat, Cab Calloway's 1938 jive dictionary, and the contested West African origin story etymologists keep rejecting.
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GamingCats in Video Games: From Cait Sith to Stray
Cats in video games, from Cait Sith in Final Fantasy VII to Stray: four decades of feline design,…
Memes & Internet HistoryNyan Cat at 15: The Story Behind the Rainbow Pop-Tart
Nyan Cat history at 15: the Tohoku charity livestream, the Vocaloid song, the Russian Blue named Marty, the…
Internet CultureCat Cafes: How a Taiwanese Idea Became a Global Institution
Cat cafes began in Taipei in 1998, boomed in Japan, and now number nearly 300 in the US…
Film & TVCats in Silent Cinema: The Feline Stars of Early Film
Cats in silent cinema start in 1894 with Edison's boxing cats, then Marey's falling cat, Pepper the Keystone…
Books & ReadingBulgakov’s Behemoth: The Talking Cat That Smuggled Satire Past Soviet Censors
Bulgakov's Behemoth, the vodka-drinking cat of The Master and Margarita, smuggled real satire past the Soviet censors. The…
LifestyleThe Cats of Istanbul: How a City of 16 Million Built Itself Around Its Strays
The cats of Istanbul are no accident. Ottoman endowments, Islamic law, a 1910 dog exile and a hit…
Science & SpaceWhy Are Almost All Calico Cats Female? The Genetics of Tortoiseshell Coats
Calico cat genetics, explained: X-inactivation, the ARHGAP36 orange gene cracked in 2025, why male calicos carry an extra…
Science & SpaceThe Cat Purr Frequency Myth: Where the 25 Hz Healing Claim Really Came From
Cat purr frequency sits around 25 Hz, and that single number spawned a healing myth. Here is who…
CuriositiesCats in Ancient Egypt: Bastet, Mummies, and the Law That Killed a Roman
Cats in ancient Egypt were sacred, mummified by the million and guarded by a rule so fierce a…
Memes & Internet HistoryDoge Meme History: How a Shy Shiba Inu Became the Internet’s Patron Saint
Doge meme history explained: how a rescued Shiba Inu named Kabosu, a misspelled word, and Comic Sans became…
TechnologyHow Does an SSD Work? Flash, Controllers, and Wear Leveling Explained
How does an SSD work? We explain NAND flash, the controller, wear leveling, TRIM, and why solid state…
Books & ReadingWhat Is an Epistolary Novel? The Format Built Entirely Out of Letters
What is an epistolary novel? It is fiction told through letters, diaries, and emails. Here is how the…
Science & SpaceWhat Causes Tides? The Moon, the Sun, and the Stretching Sea
What causes tides? The Moon and Sun stretch the ocean into two bulges. Learn spring vs neap tides,…
Film & TVThe Kuleshov Effect: How One Soviet Experiment Proved Editing Creates Meaning
The Kuleshov effect explained: how a 1920s Soviet editing experiment proved that the cut, and not the actor's…
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