New findings add twist to screen time limit debate
As their kids get older, should parents should be more – not less – vigilant?
November 6, 2018
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Arts
Freddie Mercury's family faith: The ancient religion of Zoroastrianism
Born Farrokh Bulsara, Mercury came from a Parsi family that practiced Zoroastrianism, a religion that influenced Judaism,…
November 3, 2018
553
Jamal Khashoggi's murder finally brings media attention to plight of Arab world's exiled critics
Will it embolden or neuter the Arab world's autocratic regimes?
November 2, 2018
541
The soundtrack of the Sixties demanded respect, justice and equality
Fifty years ago, Sly and the Family Stone sang 'We got to live together, I am no better and neither are you.' The…
October 30, 2018
545
Why has Halloween become so popular among adults?
The holiday used to be all about trick-or-treating in the neighborhood. No more – and it could something to do with the…
October 26, 2018
626
In the turmoil of 1968, music failed to seize the moment
A few musicians metaphorically took to the streets. But most fled for cover.
October 26, 2018
543
The Village Voice's photographers captured change, turmoil unfolding on New York City's streets
For decades, the alternative weekly's photographers served as the eyes of the streets, working with activists to document…
October 23, 2018
607
Banksy and the tradition of destroying art
When artists destroy their works, it's usually to express their disdain for critics, dealers and curators. But does…
October 19, 2018
548
Meet AICAN, a machine that operates as an autonomous artist
An algorithm named AICAN has been 'taught' the entire canon of Western art history – and now produces, titles…
October 17, 2018
555
When the line between machine and artist becomes blurred
Later this month, Christie's will be auctioning its first piece of AI art – a portrait created via machine learning.
October 16, 2018
549
Out of Matthew Shepard's tragic murder, a commitment to punishing hate crimes emerged
Twenty years ago, Matthew Shepard was brutally murdered for being gay. A lawyer who helped implement hate crime legislation…
October 12, 2018
534
Neil Armstrong and the America that could have been
After the first moon landing, the feelings that propelled a unified national mission quickly dissipated. Could Armstrong…
October 11, 2018
559
An Indonesian city’s destruction reverberates across Sulawesi
The devastation of the recent earthquake and tsunami might be most visible in Palu, the capital city of Central Sulawesi.…
October 9, 2018
522
Columbus believed he would find 'blemmyes' and 'sciapods' – not people – in the New World
Christopher Columbus' 1492 voyage was really a journey into the unknown. Centuries of conventional wisdom had conditioned…
October 5, 2018
562
'Coming of Age in Mississippi' still speaks to nation's racial discord, 50 years later
Does Anne Moody's memoir represent how far we've come as a society. Or is it a stark reminder of how far we need…
October 5, 2018
500
Think journalism's a tough field today? Try being a reporter in the Gilded Age
To survive in 19th-century newsrooms, reporters would have to hustle to get by, even if it meant producing fakes, staging…
October 4, 2018
557
Brett Kavanaugh goes to the movies
'Grease 2' – which, according to Kavanaugh's calendar, he saw on June 16, 1982 – is an example of the brand…
October 2, 2018
535
How the media encourages – and sustains – political warfare
In Kenneth Burke's 'The War of Words,' the late rhetorical theorist picks apart the little ways news articles…
September 28, 2018
522
Can pink really pacify?
Famously feminized by the Nazis – and later used in prison cells to limit aggression in inmates – the color pink toes…
September 27, 2018
571
The future of 'golf' may not be on the links
A disc-golf boom is coinciding with a ball-golf bust.
September 21, 2018
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