Before a helicopter crash brought about their tragic deaths, Kobe Bryant's daughter Gianna aspired to carry on his legacy…
Penn State researchers who call themselves the 'Happy Birthday Club' suggest that we shouldn’t make judgments…
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Save the Children's reputation appeared to bounce back faster than Oxfam's after public perception of both groups…
While segregation was a shameful period in baseball history, the Negro Leagues were a resounding success and an immense…
Men seem less comfortable celebrating their friendships – to their own detriment.
Federal building guidelines say that 'development of an official style must be avoided' – which is exactly what…
Despite what you might see on the news, many of Iran's young people are far from rebellious. Instead, they have dealt…
Skiing in a mall is bizarre enough. But a mall dubbed the 'American Dream' – when malls are vanishing, along with…
Sometimes the absence of sound can pack as much of a punch as dramatic music.
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Authors sometimes put deeper meanings into their stories, but really, it's the reader who decides.
Italian filmmakers are starting to take a page from their American counterparts.
A social psychologist explains how you can be so deeply affected by the death of someone you've never met.
Much was made of The New York Times' dual endorsement of Elizabeth Warren and Amy Klobuchar. But four days prior, a…
Algorithmic forces fuel cancel culture. Paradoxically, they're also used to rehabilitate those who have been canceled.
Prince was a musical genius, but he didn't come of age in a vacuum. A human geographer explains how Minneapolis'…
A scholar disproves the long-held assumption that black names are a recent phenomenon.