‘The Eternal Queen of Asian Pop’ sings one last encore from beyond the grave
Discovered in a Tokyo warehouse, a long-lost ballad by Taiwanese pop star Teresa Teng rekindles memories of an icon whose…
Discovered in a Tokyo warehouse, a long-lost ballad by Taiwanese pop star Teresa Teng rekindles memories of an icon whose…
The pardons strike home for his right-wing religious supporters, many of whom think that Democrats will do anything to quash…
The famed Michelin Red Guide is coming to Philadelphia, and inspectors are scouting local restaurants to find some worthy…
During the Industrial Revolution, craftsmanship retreated to the margins. As AI becomes widely adopted, will the same happen…
The poet obsessively collected images of himself, foreshadowing both the good and the bad of today’s selfie culture.
The bizarre, homemade technology became a way to skirt censors in the Soviet Union – and even played an indirect role…
The Great Society’s Model Cities Program wasn’t perfect. But it offered a vision of what democratic, community-based…
LGBTQ+ musicians have always played a part in country music, but even today they are being kept just outside the spotlight.
It’s not unusual in the social media era for young people to become famous. But fame is complicated – especially when…
Does the tightening of sartorial standards at the film festival represent a cultural retreat, or a practical return to form?
It might seem odd to look to someone who lived over 2,000 years ago for answers about AI. But Aristotle has enduring insights…
During World War I, the US government designed and constructed entire communities for workers and their families, setting…
The president’s concerns about Air Force One seem less focused on safety and security and more on size and opulence.
Repelled by American racism, thousands of free people of color bounced between New Orleans and Haiti in the 19th century.
If AI allows students to automate routine cognitive tasks, it doesn’t mean they’re thinking less. It means their thinking…
Public media can’t replace everything that’s been lost during journalism’s economic crisis. But it has plugged some…
Philadelphia was the birthplace of Bread and Freedom, a weekly anarchist paper published by Jewish immigrants who felt their…
The precursors of today’s public media programs consisted of professors giving lectures about history and finance.
Former Vogue editor Diana Vreeland transformed what was once a stuffy, high society fundraiser into a global media bonanza.
Snark subreddits act as a regulatory guardrail in an industry that has gone largely unchecked.