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The iconic advertising campaign originated as a way to protect the nation from its WWII enemies. Today, critics are asking if it’s causing harm as well as good.
When the Beetle was first introduced, Americans had never seen anything like it. Among art car enthusiasts, it became the ideal canvas for self-expression.
Armstrong always insisted that he said, ‘That’s one small step for a man.’ Yet everyone omits the ‘a’ when they repeat the quote. A linguist tries to get to the bottom of what happened.
What was once imagined as a time of exploration and reinvention has become marked by financial and emotional strain.
While the 50th anniversary of the first Moon landing is an opportunity to celebrate a remarkable technological achievement, it’s worth reflecting upon the creative vision that made it possible.
While 92% of adults feel that talking with their loved ones about end-of-life care is important, only 32% have actually done so.
Studios are starting to realize that diverse casts and diverse stories have a massive earning potential.
Municipal swimming pools flourished in the 20th century. But too often, their success was based on the exclusion of African Americans.
The more they fight, the more popular they become – and the more pushback they receive.
Because professional athletes are thought to be paragons of physical and mental toughness, their psychological health has long been a taboo topic. That’s starting to change.
The programs that Americans of all political stripes like to watch seem to be united by a common theme.
A photo of a drowned father and his 23-month-old daughter at the US-Mexico border has prompted horror and outrage on social media. Can it spur aid for migrants?
Hidden for decades in a vault at the Uganda Broadcasting Corporation, the photographs depict a regime fixated on establishing order, meting out punishment and stoking nationalism.
As the cost of holding the Winter Games rises, local taxpayers around the globe are losing interest in hosting the event.
Dorothy Cotton never publicly spoke about her intimate relationship with King. But no woman – not even King’s wife – was closer to the civil rights icon during the last years of his life.
The consequences for board members of corporations found to violate the law and ethical norms are rare and usually minor.
With major dailies giving a megaphone to the police, the coverage of Stonewall is a reminder of what’s lost when alternative media outlets wither away.
Scudder’s approach was grounded in trust and mutual respect. There would be no guards, no weapons, no walls and no uniforms.
Female athletes barely receive more attention than horses and dogs. And if you’re a woman who wants to become a sports journalist, you should steel yourself for some social media venom.
According to the General Social Survey, the percentage of men and women who identify as gay or lesbian has held firm. But the share of women who say they’re bisexual has skyrocketed.
The archetype can be traced back to 1920s detective fiction, when gruff, gun-toting, cigarette-smoking mavericks became heroic figures.
Lee, who is blind and autistic, upended the assumption, held by many, that people with disabilities lack rich interior lives.
Why do female college coaches seem to be held to a different standard than their male counterparts?
King was once thought of as a saint beyond reproach. It eventually emerged that he was a womanizer. But we now have to ask the unthinkable: Did King enable abuse?