Even for couples who work full time, the burden of less fun forms of parenting, like changing diapers, often falls on the mother.
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It’s one thing if you’re a stay-at-home mom. But why aren’t working dads equally sharing household duties with working moms?
Nazi soldiers pose in front of a painting pilfered from the National Museum of Naples Picture Gallery.
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If you’ve seen recent films like Woman in Gold and Monument Men, you’d think Americans are at the forefront of returning Nazi-looted art. They’re not.
Hordes of Jack Kennedy fans would greet the candidate during his 1960 campaign for President.
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Songs no longer relay party platforms. Instead, they’re used to promote “celebrity” candidates.
Kurt or Kurdt?
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It’s important not to conflate and confuse Cobain’s varying personas.
Floyd Mayweather, Jr and Manny Pacquiao will face off on Saturday.
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A perfect storm of personalities, demand and money has created unprecedented hype. How should the media respond?
A detail from the north wall of Diego Rivera’s Detroit Industry.
Diego Rivera, 1932. Detroit Institute of Arts
A new exhibit at the Detroit Institute of Arts highlights a controversial mural commissioned during a period fraught with social unrest.
A 1964 Soviet stamp depicts William Shakespeare.
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Centuries before the internet, Shakespeare became a global phenomenon.
The Dalai Lama has been coy about his successor.
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An elaborate and lengthy selection process is in danger of being co-opted by the Chinese government.
Ever wonder what’s on the mind of the opposite sex?
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Unlike most images and text that appear public spaces, this graffiti is intended for the eyes of the same sex.
Chris Christie has vowed to ‘crack down’ on marijuana if elected president.
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The myth has been debunked time and time again.
Mo'ne Davis riveted the nation last summer with her dominating performance in the Little League World Series.
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The intense spotlight on one female baseball star might lead some to believe that she’s the first and only one. She’s not.
Poorer boys are especially vulnerable when growing up in close proximity to wealth.
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Mixed-income housing has been promoted as a panacea to concentrated poverty and crime. But recent research raises some red flags.
People continue to marry less – and later – in life.
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The Southern Baptist church is making a strong push to buck a societal trend. Should others follow suit?
A rendering of how Ohad Meromi’s sculpture would appear along Jackson Avenue.
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Criticism of Ohad Meromi’s ‘Sunbather’ has been swift and scathing. What does it say about our willingness to engage with art?
Fear of the unknown: would free radio broadcasts hurt gate receipts?
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With owners deeply divided over radio, a 20-year tug-of-war would ensue.
Furious 7’s Paul Walker died in November 2013.
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Paul Walker is only the most recent dead actor to appear on screen. But as the technology develops, what are the legal and ethical limits?
Drawings by male warriors – like Black Hawk’s ‘Dream or Vision or Himself Changed to a Destroyer or Riding a Bufalo Eagle (1880-1881)’ – often depicted visions perceived during meditation and fasting.
New York State Historical Association, Fenimore Art Museum/John Bigelow Taylor
A new exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum of Art celebrates 2,000 years of artistic achievement.
Does this represent the degeneration of language? Not quite.
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Don’t listen to the naysayers. New ways of communicating have created a wealth of new opportunities to harness – and study – language.
Would there be a place in advertising’s postmodern era for Don Draper?
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The final season concludes in 1969. What happened in the advertising industry over the ensuing decades?
Or do they completely miss the mark?
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It turns out the only insider knowledge you’ll need is a copy of last year’s standings.
Popular Latino musicians like Café Tacvba didn’t make an appearance.
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At an event that bills itself as ‘the place to preview the technology of tomorrow today,’ one of the fastest-growing, youngest and most tech-savvy segments of the population was largely ignored.
Vladimir Putin appears on the Kremlin-backed news network Russia Today. The multi-platform channel has already garnered more than 2 billion views on YouTube, making it the most-watched news network on the video-sharing website.
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The airwaves arms race is on, and the Kremlin has taken a page from the playbook of its Cold War nemesis.
Seismic changes in the television industry have transformed the ways stories are told and consumed.
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Many refer to advances in television storytelling as novelistic or cinematic, but the medium deserves a term of its own: complex TV.
The ‘Blurred Lines’ verdict is only the most recent copyright ‘Controversy’ to erupt – just ask Prince.
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Like ambulance chasers, gimlet-eyed entertainment lawyers have been trained to detect the most trivial copyright infringements.
Architect and designer Michael Graves in a 1962 photograph. Graves passed away earlier this month.
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From his line of Target homeware to his one-of-a-kind buildings, Michael Graves was inspired by the basic needs of everyday people.