When Abbott Thayer's wife succumbed to the disease, his life and art underwent a dramatic shift.
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If it weren't for historical and biological happenstance, few would be eating avocados today.
Thanks to some serendipity and fortuitous timing, the images emerging out of Selma had a uniquely powerful effect on the…
Books, movies and records that seem to challenge racism also subtly advance the idea that progress shouldn't happen…
The use of military metaphors in some contexts can be helpful. In medicine? Not so much.
Mismanaged and in disrepair, many low-income housing complexes are nonetheless seen as important avatars of modern architecture.…
We want to be whitelisted and not blacklisted for jobs. White lies make stretching the truth okay, but you don't want…
Because sarcasm is often difficult to discern and improperly used, it can operate as a linguistic mulligan. But deploy the…
After enduring decades of exploitation at the hands of the French, Haiti somehow ended up paying reparations – to the…
Few of those in the K-pop industry have donated or even spoken out in support of the Black Lives Matter movement.
Rap songs from Public Enemy and Ludacris have been heard at marches over the killing of George Floyd. But the history of…
First trains, then cars and, now, COVID-19 have all spurred New York to reimagine how its scarce space should be used –…
What do you do when the subject is a disease as much as a person, and when the disease then subsumes the person – to the…
While the man the world knows as 'Papa' balanced the demands of parenting with his work, his letters and fiction…
Dads are taking parenting much more seriously. But according to a new study of sitcoms, the stereotype of the foolish father…
Generic names can take on a linguistic life of their own, becoming powerful forms of social commentary.
Prosecutors say they've closed Sweden's most famous cold case. But many Swedes still have doubts. The crime and…
For decades, there's been a concerted effort by law enforcement to ensure their perspectives – and not those of people…