Aesop's The Lion and the Boar. Source: J van Kessel/Wikimedia Commons, Public Domain Fables, cartoons, and viral videos often favor animal over human protagonists. Here’s why. A fable is a short tale ...

Guion’s “Just So Stories” follows a group of children who settle into a bookstore run by a Mr. Reed. Mr. Reed leads a story ...

(THE CONVERSATION) In today’s volatile world, where wars can be fought over territory, commerce can be abruptly subjected to tariffs, and friendly nations can turn hostile after a single election, ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. Several chapters into Aesop’s Animals: The Science Behind the Fables, zoologist and ...

Chen Wenling, “Riding to Happiness (with 56 little pigs)” (2006) fiberglass, Denver Art Museum (all image by the author for Hyperallergic, unless otherwise noted) As far back as ancient Sumer and ...