Stephanie Bastek

Stephanie Bastek is the senior editor of the Scholar and the producer/host of the Smarty Pants podcast.

Here for the Beer

Exploring ancient ales and fermentation re-creations

By Stephanie Bastek | Friday July 30, 2021

Positively Sweaty

Why perspiration is the essence of life

By Stephanie Bastek | Friday July 23, 2021

Skin Deep, Only Deeper

How people have used makeup to define—and defy—their roles in society

By Stephanie Bastek | Friday July 16, 2021

The Feminine Critique

Jessica Hopper shines a spotlight on the too-often-overlooked women of rock history

By Stephanie Bastek | Friday July 9, 2021

Shelling Out

What seashells reveal about the future of the ocean—and our own past

By Stephanie Bastek | Friday July 2, 2021

The Devils’ Books

What the publishing habits of the 20th century’s dictators reveal

By Stephanie Bastek | Friday June 25, 2021

Listening to the Trees

What the forest can teach us about ourselves

By Stephanie Bastek | Friday June 18, 2021

Has Electronic Dance Music Lost Its Soul?

From acid house to deadmau5

By Stephanie Bastek | Friday June 11, 2021

Eat, Pray, Love Like an Ancient

Why we should care about Epicurus

By Stephanie Bastek | Friday June 4, 2021

The Author’s Accomplice

Susan Bernofsky on the art of translation

By Stephanie Bastek | Friday May 28, 2021

Kinship and Contradictions

By Stephanie Bastek | Friday December 13, 2024

Overconsumed

By Stephanie Bastek | Friday November 29, 2024

American Horror Story

By Stephanie Bastek | Thursday October 31, 2024

The Writing on the Wall

By Stephanie Bastek | Friday October 18, 2024

This Woman’s Work

By Stephanie Bastek | Friday October 4, 2024

Queen of the Night

By Stephanie Bastek | Friday September 20, 2024

A Toothsome Tale

By Stephanie Bastek | Friday September 6, 2024

A Rebel to Remember

By Stephanie Bastek | Friday August 23, 2024

Going for Gold

By Stephanie Bastek | Friday August 9, 2024

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