As the Olympics head to the Far East this month, two radically different approaches to training and treating athletes will…
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The longing for lighter skin remains a taboo topic in African-American communities.
The practice of calling attention to false stories – with actual fakers then levying the charge on their accusers –…
Le Guin's father, Alfred Kroeber, was at a forefront of a movement that rejected social Darwinism and cultural superiority.…
According to a management scholar, a team's mindset and structure – not its stars – will often determine its success.
The state-produced stories, which include tales about apartment lotteries, theme parks and the Clintons, might seem absurd.…
Jihyun Park escaped North Korea and is now living in Manchester. But how to explain her scars to her children? Or why they…
In 1983, a made-for-TV film about the consequences of nuclear war was watched by 100 million people – and became a cultural…
Changes in how we're spending our free time is a likely culprit.
Could the WWE's grip on professional wrestling be weakening?
A debilitating eye injury and racial epithets weren't enough to derail O'Ree's resolve.
Sometimes a work of art is characterized by a string of failures, but nonetheless ends up being a gorgeous freak accident…
Few of them are getting rich off their books but the genre is making them more money than it used to.
Creative people seem to possess a unique connection between three brain networks that typically work separately.
Cal State Northridge's sport psychology lab ran a regression analysis to see if there's any truth to the adage.
Throughout American history, being a black celebrity has been a political act in and of itself. When viewed through this…
In the coming year, media companies will be adjusting to a new reality – one that ultimately leaves consumers with fewer…
The problem isn't kids owning smartphones. But when daily use exceeds two hours a day, mental health issues start to…