With major dailies giving a megaphone to the police, the coverage of Stonewall is a reminder of what's lost when alternative…
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…
According to the General Social Survey, the percentage of men and women who identify as gay or lesbian has held firm. But…
The archetype can be traced back to 1920s detective fiction, when gruff, gun-toting, cigarette-smoking mavericks became…
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 US divorce rate has fallen steadily over the last 30 or 40 years. It's likely because young adults are taking more…
For decades, black characters in horror movies were objects of ridicule, died first or played evil Voodoo practitioners.…
While the 2019 'Aladdin' is a big improvement from the 1992 version, it still recycles some old tropes.
A growing body of research points to the importance of one personality trait – intellectual humility – and how it influences…
According to a new study, those who have a tendency to sabotage their relationships may find solace in the fictional worlds…
The health of American democracy could be at stake.
With sharp political commentary just as likely to be found on Tumblr as in the pages of the Times, why aren’t the best…
According to a new study, a small portion of a site can yield thousands of objects, adding up to millions of dollars.
'The Life of Washington' was painted in the 1930s by an artist who sought to upend a rosy narrative of US history.…
Scholars continue to debate what, exactly, happened to Emmett Till the morning of his murder. But that hasn't stopped…
Sports are segregated by sex. But what happens when athletes don't fit neatly into sport's definition of gender?
The holiday honors a 19th-century battle between the French and the Mexican armies that, strangely enough, may have influenced…