What is that voice in your head when you read?
Called your ‘inner voice,’ it develops along with your reading skills.
May 8, 2023
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Arts
The exploitation of Hollywood's writers is just another symptom of digital feudalism
The writers strike lays bare all the ills of working on one of the lowest rungs of the entertainment industry.
May 5, 2023
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The coronation of King Charles III: 5 Essential reads on the big royal bash – and what it all means
The pageantry of the coronation will be broadcast around the world. Here’s what to expect over the three days of celebrations.
May 4, 2023
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Jerry Springer may have perfected the art of chasing ratings, but his predecessors laid the groundwo
In the competitive media landscape of the early 1990s, seizing audience attention was a priority. What better way to do…
May 4, 2023
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Jerry Springer and the history of that [bleeping] bleep sound
As ‘The Jerry Springer Show’ climbed the ratings ladder, the censorship bleep, which masked the slew of insults lobbed…
May 2, 2023
346
Generative AI is forcing people to rethink what it means to be authentic
If it looks like a duck, walks like a duck and quacks like a duck, people now need to pause and wonder whether it actually…
May 1, 2023
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In 'Air,' Michael Jordan's silence speaks volumes about the marketing of Black athletes
The film conveys an uncomfortable truth: Jordan was merely a vessel for Nike’s meteoric rise.
April 28, 2023
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Why Kurt Vonnegut's advice to college graduates still matters today
A strain of sorrow and pessimism underlies all of Vonnegut’s fiction, as well as his graduation speeches. But he also…
April 27, 2023
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Harry Belafonte leveraged stardom for social change, his powerful voice always singing a song for ju
Singer, actor and activist died on April 25, at the age of 96. His legacy spans stage, screen and political activism.
April 26, 2023
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A tweak to the University of Nebraska's logo shows how the once benign 'OK' sign has entered a 'purg
Hand gestures are notoriously prone to misinterpretation.
April 26, 2023
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Willie Nelson at 90: Country music's elder statesman still on the road again
Willie Nelson is an icon who rose to the top of an industry by challenging it – showing that you can be a counterculture…
April 25, 2023
300
Keeping NBA players on the court is no small 'feet'
The gargantuan feet of NBA players are the stuff of legend. But nearly two-thirds of their injuries occur below the waist,…
April 21, 2023
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Generative AI: 5 essential reads about the new era of creativity, job anxiety, misinformation, bias
Generative AI can seem like magic, which makes it both enticing and frightening. Scholars are helping society come to grips…
April 19, 2023
577
Donald Trump and the dying art of the courtroom sketch
Whereas ‘the camera sees everything, but captures nothing,’ courtroom artists can channel the emotional highs and lows…
April 18, 2023
338
The complex relationship between Black gamers and Hogwarts Legacy
Despite calls to boycott the game by trans activists, the game has proved wildly popular – particularly among Black gamers.
April 17, 2023
445
What is 'algospeak'? Inside the newest version of linguistic subterfuge
The aggressive efforts of social media platforms to police language have spawned a new lexicon meant to evade censors.
April 13, 2023
627
Why more and more Americans are painting their lawns
The ideal of perfect turf – a weed-free, supergreen monoculture – is a relatively recent phenomenon.
April 11, 2023
336
A new femininity is starting to emerge in China
Contemporary beauty culture in China blends traditional Chinese culture with modern aesthetics and global influences.
April 10, 2023
374
'Swarm' is a dark, satirical look at how the absence of meaningful relationships can spawn a serial
What causes people to obsess over celebrities – to the point where they’re willing to do whatever it takes to make contact?…
April 5, 2023
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Sex, love and companionship ... with AI? Why human-machine relationships could go mainstream
Early research finds that people get just about the same gratification from sexting with a chatbot as they do with another…
April 3, 2023
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