Tiny Purses, Spaceflight, and the Plague

Plus: Colonialism created navy blue [] To ensure delivery of your JSTOR Daily please add daily@jstor.org to your address book. [] Weekly Digest [Web Version](302ad/ct0_0/1?sid=TV2%3AQy0QO02XC) [] [A Mini History of the Tiny Purse](302ad/ct1_0/1?sid=TV2%3AQy0QO02XC) [] [A Mini History of the Tiny Purse](302ad/ct1_1/1?sid=TV2%3AQy0QO02XC) [] By Kimberly Chrisman-Campbell [] The petite purse trend reached its nadir in February 2019, when French label Jacquemus debuted the Mini Le Chiquito, a postage-stamp-sized version of its bestselling handbag. Barely big enough to hold a couple of breath mints, the bag drew comparisons to binder clips and Barbie accessories. Does purse size matter? For women, the purse has always been political, a reflection of changing economic realities and gender roles. While a large bag—however ugly or expensive—will always have a certain utilitarian value, small bags have historically been mocked and derided—and their female wearers with them. [] [Read more](302ad/ct1_2/1?sid=TV2%3AQy0QO02XC) [] 302ad/ct2_0/1?sid=TV2%3AQy0QO02XC [] [Dreaming of Spaceflight in 1920s Russia](302ad/ct2_1/1?sid=TV2%3AQy0QO02XC) [] By Livia Gershon [] Early in the 20th century, Cosmism was all the rage in Russia, inspiring a utopian and mystical view of interstellar travel. [Read more...](302ad/ct2_2/1?sid=TV2%3AQy0QO02XC) [] [] 302ad/ct3_0/1?sid=TV2%3AQy0QO02XC [] [Colonialism Created Navy Blue](302ad/ct3_1/1?sid=TV2%3AQy0QO02XC) [] By Allison C. Meier [] The indigo dye that created the Royal Navy's signature uniform color was only possible because of imperialism and slavery. [Read more...](302ad/ct3_2/1?sid=TV2%3AQy0QO02XC) [] [] 302ad/ct4_0/1?sid=TV2%3AQy0QO02XC [] [How the Plague Reshaped the World](302ad/ct4_1/1?sid=TV2%3AQy0QO02XC) [] By Matthew Wills [] The bacterium that causes the plague emerged relatively recently, as bacterium go. And yet the pandemics it's created have altered the world. [Read more...](302ad/ct4_2/1?sid=TV2%3AQy0QO02XC) [] [] 302ad/ct5_0/1?sid=TV2%3AQy0QO02XC [] [The Hidden Extinction Crisis](302ad/ct5_1/1?sid=TV2%3AQy0QO02XC) [] By James MacDonald [] The extinction crisis might be even worse than we think, because we tend to mostly pay attention to terrestrial vertebrates. [Read more...](302ad/ct5_2/1?sid=TV2%3AQy0QO02XC) [] [] 302ad/ct6_0/1?sid=TV2%3AQy0QO02XC [] [The Lost World of the London Coffeehouse](302ad/ct7_0/1?sid=TV2%3AQy0QO02XC) [] By Dr Matthew Green [] From The Public Domain Review: The 17th and 18th century London coffeehouse was a haven for caffeine-fueled debate and innovation. [Read more...](302ad/ct7_1/1?sid=TV2%3AQy0QO02XC) [] [] ADVERTISEMENT [] [Oxford University Press](302ad/ct8_0/1?sid=TV2%3AQy0QO02XC) [] [] Contact Us 101 Greenwich Street, New York, NY 10006, USA [daily.jstor.org](302ad/ct9_0/1?sid=TV2%3AQy0QO02XC) | daily@jstor.org | [@JSTOR_Daily](302ad/ct10_0/1?sid=TV2%3AQy0QO02XC) | [Facebook](302ad/ct11_0/1?sid=TV2%3AQy0QO02XC) ©2004-2019 ITHAKA. All Rights Reserved. JSTOR®, the JSTOR logo, and ITHAKA® are registered trademarks of ITHAKA. Interested in advertising with JSTOR Daily? [Contact us](302ad/ct12_0/1?sid=TV2%3AQy0QO02XC). If you prefer not to receive email messages from JSTOR Daily in the future, you may [unsubscribe here](302ad/ct13_0/1?sid=TV2%3AQy0QO02XC).