A mix of New England and British traditions and historical events led to the particular poultry you’ll find on Thanksgiving…
Whereas the first ‘Black Panther’ film celebrated an array of African cultures, the follow-up seeks to also highlight…
The genre of contemporary Christian music has been around for decades, but the line between CCM and secular pop music has…
As the ball that Maradona’s fist helped on its way to the back of the net – with some divine help – goes up for auction,…
In Tanzania, only 2% of people born with albinism will live to the age of 40.
Headlines about pickleball’s exploding popularity abound. But the less visible social undercurrents of an emerging sport…
It’s often assumed that people who identify as asexual are also ‘aromantic’ – that they aren’t interested in forming…
Music and film have gone hand in hand ever since the release of ‘The Jazz Singer’ nearly 100 years ago.
If parents prefer to associate with other parents, what does that mean for people who have decided against having kids?
African American Vernacular English is a stigmatized dialect that is still ridiculed in education and the workplace. Its…
Any increase in people seeking help for gambling disorders could overwhelm the nation’s treatment centers, which already…
A new report disputes the heritage claims of Native American activist Sacheen Littlefeather. A scholar explains why scrutiny…
Just five days before the first pitch of the 1947 World Series, a deal was struck to air the Series on television.
Ronald Reagan may have been known as ‘The Great Communicator,’ but rap artists don’t view his legacy through such…
Today’s creepy clowns are not a divergence from tradition, but a return to it.
Going out of your way to get grossed out might seem like a contradiction of human nature. But it serves a strong evolutionary…
During a two-decade period of English history known as the Anarchy, a woman sought to make the then-unprecedented move of…
The US National Women’s Soccer League was recently rocked by revelations of sexual abuse. But research shows that physical…
Because Dylan draws from songs from the past, he has been accused of plagiarism. But this view has been colored by a distorted…
She eventually decided to become a public school teacher so she could influence a new generation of Americans.