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As lockdowns went into effect in the spring of 2020, many people took up gardening as a coping mechanism. But will a hobby…
Cartoon villains on TV crime shows obscure the huge social and personal costs of psychopathy, as well as the encouraging…
As Western sanctions seek to isolate Russia, they also perversely reinforce the country’s mythic view of itself as a special…
Study after study has shown that stadiums are terrible public investments. Taxpayers rarely want to pay for them. So why…
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Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice’s famous musical has long inspired controversy for how it depicts the story of Jesus…
While you’ll often hear people say that violence is never the answer, in some communities violence is viewed as a perfectly…
The ‘fool the eye’ cakes hearken back to popular paintings from another period in American history when there was anxiety…
If Dostoevsky insists that one cannot shy away from horror and tragedy, Tolstoy would contend that people must act upon…
What if cultivating your authentic self doesn’t involve self-reflection, but instead means focusing on what feels good…
The joke that sparked a violent reaction from actor Will Smith at the Oscars centered on his wife, Jada Pinkett Smith’s…
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States and universities have passed many rules governing what types of name, image and likeness deals athletes can sign.…
A recent study found that an unexpected run in the NCAA men’s basketball tournament can boost enrollment.
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