Spontaneity, lack of set lists and real-time creativity were among the hallmarks of the White Stripes’ spellbinding live…
With teacher shortages mounting and housing costs soaring, school districts from California to Ohio are experimenting with…
Cylinder seals were intimately tied to their owner, showcasing their identity, beliefs and social status.
For residents who can’t afford to move, rising lot rents can mean losing everything.
Instead of treating creative work as a legitimate field, US labor policy, copyright law and the tax code have failed to…
One similarity between people who seek to reinforce gender binary and those who seek to expand beyond it is the idea that…
A chocolate rivalry in the 1960s transformed a Pennsylvania town and its iconic amusement park.
Philly’s premier art museum drops a preposition, revives a griffin and introduces a cheeky new nickname that may make…
With wagers available on everything ranging from a pitcher throwing a strike to a wide receiver catching a touchdown, athletes…
Artists often turn to the supernatural to reflect on and speak to the anxieties brought about by social, religious and political…
Relying on flexible labor arrangements does not provide lasting financial benefits for nonprofits, making them more of a…
With a recovery rate below 10%, most stolen works are never found. But that doesn’t mean they’re easy to monetize.
For the original surrealists, dreaming was not a matter of idle fantasy but a tool for political and social transformation.
Two hundred years ago, the Erie Canal was often derided as a ‘folly.’ Yet the waterway went on to transform the American…
Pointy shoes have been all the rage across cultures for centuries, and their role as status symbols continue today.
There was a reason Southern businessmen and thinkers were inspired by ancient Egypt: To them, it served as proof that all…
Longtime mob reporter George Anastasia explains how intensive electronic eavesdropping revealed dialogue that surpassed…
80 years after Japanese Americans were imprisoned at the Manzanar Relocation Center, descendants are returning to play the…
Puerto Ricans like Bad Bunny complicate the administration’s campaign to portray America as an English-speaking, homogenous…
The ways in which zombies are spawned − and contained − reflect a range of public health principles.