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The anxiety that young people are messing things up goes back centuries.
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Russia has seized upon loopholes in lobbying laws, hiring PR firms to influence American public opinion and policy in ways…
Even though they don't consistently have a roof over their heads, the homeless do their best to create a routine, form…
How has the first generation of kids to grow up with the iPhone been affected?
According to a recent study, horror is the only film genre where women appear and speak as often as men.
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Some have denounced the New York Public Theater for encouraging violence against President Trump. But the play does just…
Tupac's sensitivity, intelligence and creativity confronted the hostile forces that antagonized black youth across the…
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A new study looks at the amount of television voters consumed, and whether this influenced their support for Donald Trump.
When the young Wright moved to Chicago to work for the architect Joseph Silsbee, he was introduced to Japanese prints. It…