Don't blame Fox News for the attack on the Capitol
A new analysis finds that Fox was relatively forthright about the legitimacy of the election results.
January 29, 2021
406
Arts
TikTok's sea chanteys – how life under the pandemic has mirrored months at sea
Crews sang the songs to ease the fears, anxieties and loneliness of daily life on merchant ships.
January 26, 2021
406
Strange costumes of Capitol rioters echo the early days of the Ku Klux Klan - before the white sheet
For many extremist groups, a primary goal is to spread their ideology. Costumes and uniforms – even ridiculous ones –…
January 25, 2021
371
Voters are starting to act like hard-core sports fans – with dangerous repercussions for democracy
Researchers find that the most devoted fans take their team's defeats personally and often blame losses on the refs…
January 21, 2021
393
I'm a First Amendment scholar – and I think Big Tech should be left alone
It's concerning that tech executives can exercise so much power over who can use their platforms. But the alternative…
January 20, 2021
381
A textual analysis of Trump's language shows shifts in the weeks leading up to the Capitol riot
The president's language sounded less presidential and more inflammatory in the weeks leading up to the riots.
January 15, 2021
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Mega Millions jackpot is $750 million – where does all the lottery tax revenue really go?
The Mega Millions lotto pot for Jan. 15 is the second largest it's ever been. Taxes on the lotto go to state governments,…
January 14, 2021
481
Dostoevsky warned of the strain of nihilism that infects Donald Trump and his movement
What would happen, the Russian novelist wondered, when people lacking any semblance of ideological or moral convictions…
January 13, 2021
402
Fifty years ago, Japan's most famous writer committed suicide – now, new photos add new layers to th
Like a Rorschach test, the incident offers limitless interpretations. But newly published photographs of Yukio Mishima in…
January 11, 2021
497
In 2020, TV and film still couldn't get abortion right
Hollywood continues to dramatically exaggerate the medical risks associated with abortion while downplaying barriers to…
December 29, 2020
591
How to help dogs and cats manage separation anxiety when their humans return to work
Alleviating separation anxiety is about changing the owner's behavior, too.
December 28, 2020
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How holiday cards help us cope with a not-so-merry year, according to a professor of comedy
A professor of comedy examines holiday cards in times of struggles. They aren't all sad.
December 22, 2020
506
South Africa's inability to honestly confront AIDS shows the dangers of America's COVID-19 denialism
In both countries, neglect and misinformation at the highest levels of government led to undue tragedy.
December 22, 2020
467
Why the Puritans cracked down on celebrating Christmas
It was less about their asceticism and more about rejecting the world they had fled.
December 17, 2020
417
Why being stuck at home – and unable to hang out in cafes and bars – drains our creativity
By missing out on chance encounters and observations that jolt 'a-ha' moments, new ideas, big and small, go undiscovered.
December 16, 2020
506
Ancient Greek desire to resolve civil strife resonates today – but Athenian justice would be a 'bitt
Homer and Aeschylus turned to the divine to write their happy endings. But no gods are conspiring above the US, ready to…
December 15, 2020
967
America's hidden world of handmade pornography
One scholar spent a decade studying the ways everyday people drew, carved, glued, sewed and baked their own pornography.
December 10, 2020
402
In 'The Queen's Gambit' and beyond, chess holds up a mirror to life
Ever since players tweaked the game to reflect the medieval social order, poets and writers have used chess as an allegory…
December 8, 2020
543
As the pandemic rages, the US could use a little bit more 'samfundssind'
The word, which roughly translates to considering the needs of society above your own, has become a buzzword in Denmark.
December 4, 2020
622
The chattering classes got the 'Hillbilly Elegy' book wrong – and they're getting the movie wrong, t
A stark divide in the response to the film suggests a deep disconnect between media elites and the rest of the country.
December 3, 2020
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