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The problems and ideologies that define American culture were formed in the 19th century.
Small signs, big questions and a fabulous wardrobe. How the world’s most famous doll is calling out art’s deeply entrenched male bias.
The etymology of an epidemic.
Public doubts over some government information have led to calls for more active factchecking of claims.
During the lockdown, baking bread can bring us together and help us articulate our fears.
Thomas Hobbes wrote that humans are motivated by self-interest. Often that means working together for the benefit of all.
The story of the growth of Britain’s sugar trade can tell us a lot about the development of capitalism and the slave trade.
Releases created in lockdown have included messages to stay home and save lives.
Richard Wayne Penniman was one of a handful of pioneers who shaped the original rock and roll sound.
A classically trained musician, Schneider influenced a generation of musicians from David Bowie to hip hop.
There’s a widening split over rival interpretations of the end of the second world war and its aftermath.
Just like now, Britain’s war effort depended on the sacrifice of migrants and minorities. But this was soon forgotten.
It was a great celebration, but not everyone was jubilant.
What the UK public thinks of the way the pandemic and lockdown are being covered by the media.
Britain’s newspaper’s reported some wild scenes as the nation celebrated, but none wilder than in the Daily Mirror’s cartoon strip.
Creating a play and seeing it performed is an empowering journey.
There’s never been so much to watch, but not everyone is able to tune in.
To quote Nick Cave, “Plagiarism is an ugly word for what, in rock and roll, is a natural and necessary … tendency … and that is to steal”.
Books where loving someone from the other side of the tracks is about better understanding ourselves and the world we live in.
Over 30 countries today are making people wear masks in public, despite serious doubts from scientists.
Music lovers and creator have devised new ways to create, experience and fund music.
Sunlight is not a cure for everything, and certainly not for COVID-19, but 100 years ago it was a popular treatment.
Calls for journalists to rally round the UK government’s efforts to fight the pandemic are out of touch with public opinion, an in-depth study of news audiences has found.
If every action spilts the universe into different versions, what does that mean for free will?