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By missing out on chance encounters and observations that jolt ‘a-ha’ moments, new ideas, big and small, go undiscovered.
Homer and Aeschylus turned to the divine to write their happy endings. But no gods are conspiring above the US, ready to swoop down and save humankind from itself.
One scholar spent a decade studying the ways everyday people drew, carved, glued, sewed and baked their own pornography.
Ever since players tweaked the game to reflect the medieval social order, poets and writers have used chess as an allegory for love, duty, conflict and accomplishment.
The word, which roughly translates to considering the needs of society above your own, has become a buzzword in Denmark.
A stark divide in the response to the film suggests a deep disconnect between media elites and the rest of the country.
Someone’s race, however, seems to be a factor in whether they support college athletes’ economic rights.
Although memorials to past pandemics are not as prolific as war memorials, they do exist. A scholar of visual culture provides a brief history of monuments around the world.
An ex-minister named John Lyford arrived at the nascent colony hoping for a fresh start. But he couldn’t escape his past.
Tab was Coca-Cola’s first foray into the diet soda market. Though the brand went on to build and maintain a legion of devoted fans, its days are numbered.
Women continue to be stereotyped as passive and meek. For this reason, international courts often let women war criminals off the hook.
Remember the ‘peanut gallery’ from the ‘Howdy Doody’ show? That term, like many others we commonly use, has surprisingly controversial origins.
In ancient Athens, the richest people paid taxes to support what the residents considered the salvation of the city. These taxes earned them social and political clout more valuable than money.
Despite recent social movements that have garnered greater inclusivity in the arts, disabled actors are still waiting for their moment in the spotlight.
For centuries, people largely read politicians’ words. But with the advent of radio, the ability of politicians to engage and entertain became crucial components of their candidacies.
Candidates from both the right and the left use the escalator as a metaphor for the economic perils – and perks – of upward social mobility.
False premises, fear-based reasoning and mob thinking are baked into the platform, allowing misinformation to thrive.
Using machine learning to study over 85 million YouTube comments, a research team has, for the first time, identified linguistic differences among cable news viewers.
Now that the whole world is echoing Romero’s films, everyone can learn from his legacy.
The internet ushered in new ways of raising money, particularly with the rise of crowdfunding. But making appeals for cash on social media represents an entirely different phenomenon.
A composer and performer talks about the impact of the pandemic on classical music performances and his experience composing in isolation.
By removing Kenesaw Mountain Landis’ name from the plaques awarded to each league’s MVP, the Baseball Writers’ Association of America acknowledged Landis’ role in upholding segregation.
Some have equated the German word with small-minded cruelty. But the word’s meaning is more nuanced.
In the age of masks, improve your interactions by using all aspects of human communication.