The blurring of politics and entertainment has become an issue in democracies around the world. But the forthcoming Ukrainian…
After the building that symbolized 'all that is Russian' went up in flames, the czar scrambled to restore it to…
Could mothers be responsible for the gender gap? Or are other factors at play?
The vast majority of stories told in movies, in books and on television conclude with happy endings – and this has real-world…
A group of researchers figured out which NBA teams featured the most egotistical players, and then tracked their performances…
Umpires don't need to be replaced by robots, but some troubling findings indicate that they could use a little help.
For the rest of us, it's another sign of the country's eroding media and political landscape.
States may have passed these laws with the aim of reducing turnout. But new evidence suggests that they have a minimal or…
Ellen N. La Motte's 'The Backwash of War' was praised for its clear-eyed portrayal of war, but was swiftly banned.…
Why are three-pointer shots from the corner more efficient than the ones above the break? The answer: More than 90 percent…
There are limits to what charities can do now about past donors who are accused of morally reprehensible behavior.
This season marks the 150th anniversary of the first professional baseball team and the start of its eye-popping 81-game…
An obsession with statistics has made teams better than ever -- but the game is now more tedious for fans to watch.
Some of the best players in the world come from this small Caribbean nation, where an entire system of training young talent…
Roughly one-third of the league won't be trying to win this season. What's fueling this trend?
In the late 1970s, 52 percent of 12th-graders hung out with their friends almost every day. By 2017, only 28 percent were…
The way books are sorted at the library can be highly political, touching upon issues of race and identity.
Many Renaissance-era masterworks depicted rape and sexual assault as erotic. Beginning in the 1970s, artists worked to redefine…
The book took eight years from conception to publication. In the earliest dummy, the monsters that millions have grown to…
Some have called reports overblown, with others going so far as to call it a myth. But the data that continues to emerge…