Music is supposed to transcend the mundane and horrific. Yet it has also served as an accompaniment to torture and punishment.
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The camera has long been used to defy a media landscape steeped in negative portrayals of Black families.
Today, beer is marketed to men and the industry is run by men. It wasn’t always that way.
Stereotypically, gay, queer and trans kids flee small towns to find acceptance in big, diverse cities like New York or Chicago. But evidence shows many will eventually return to rural areas.
Some do so of their own accord, using airport amenities to meet their basic needs. Others, however, would rather be anywhere else – and find themselves at the mercy of bureaucratic wrangling.
A hospice doctor spent 10 years studying the end-of-life experiences of over 1,400 terminally ill patients.
Do you see a fearsome predator? A fragile icon of impending extinction? What these arctic giants have stood for in art has continually evolved.
Whether they are single or married, giving as a group or on their own, women express their generosity in distinct ways.
Greek statues, the Napoleonic wars and the advent of photography all played a role.
Doubt can be uncomfortable. It is often tempting to jump to conclusions. But Keats counsels otherwise.
Science fiction has often had an inspirational and positive relationship with space endeavors. But the new US Space Force is struggling with a pop culture public relations problem.
The myth has become a symbol of the traumatizing legacy of trans-Atlantic slavery. It also serves as a form of resistance and healing.
A decadent New Year’s Eve bash held in the throes of the pandemic is a symptom of a larger problem in the gay community.
For single people, finding at least one partner has been hard enough. But for those used to juggling multiple relationships, the pandemic has forced them to rethink dating altogether.
Psycholinguistic researchers analyzed more than 1 million Reddit posts a year before and a year after users posted about their breakup.
The domed neoclassical Capitol building was inspired by European cathedrals and the Roman Pantheon – shrines to imperial power, not rule by and for the people.
At the turn of the 20th century, with few children’s books featuring Black characters, one young editor implored his peers to ‘Let us make the world know that we are living.’
Over the past year, the singer has carefully constructed a visage that has made him nearly unrecognizable.
A new analysis finds that Fox was relatively forthright about the legitimacy of the election results.
Crews sang the songs to ease the fears, anxieties and loneliness of daily life on merchant ships.
For many extremist groups, a primary goal is to spread their ideology. Costumes and uniforms – even ridiculous ones – are a form of spectacle that can garner attention and interest.
Researchers find that the most devoted fans take their team’s defeats personally and often blame losses on the refs or cheating. Sound familiar?
It’s concerning that tech executives can exercise so much power over who can use their platforms. But the alternative – government intervention – could be much worse.
The president’s language sounded less presidential and more inflammatory in the weeks leading up to the riots.
The Mega Millions lotto pot for Jan. 15 is the second largest it’s ever been. Taxes on the lotto go to state governments, but often the money isn’t spent in quite the way it’s supposed to be.