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'The Life of Washington' was painted in the 1930s by an artist who sought to upend a rosy narrative of US history.…
Scholars continue to debate what, exactly, happened to Emmett Till the morning of his murder. But that hasn't stopped…
Sports are segregated by sex. But what happens when athletes don't fit neatly into sport's definition of gender?
The holiday honors a 19th-century battle between the French and the Mexican armies that, strangely enough, may have influenced…
Many immigrants come to the United States chasing the 'American dream.' So do immigrant racehorses, who literally…
How did we become so submissive to a condition of constant surveillance that – except in spy movies or paranoid delusions…
There have been 'Jeopardy!' greats who can easily answer all the questions, who have mastered the buzzer and who…
An ethnomusicologist traces the origins of the practice, from early 20th century 'air conductors' to Joe Cocker's…
With her childhood neighborhood undergoing redevelopment, displacement and gentrification, a folklorist is working to preserve…
Looking nostalgically to the past, a young architect sought to revive the building as a bulwark to the uncertainty of the…
Something about Netflix's business model just doesn't add up – unless you look at the streaming service as a massive…
The blurring of politics and entertainment has become an issue in democracies around the world. But the forthcoming Ukrainian…
After the building that symbolized 'all that is Russian' went up in flames, the czar scrambled to restore it to…
Could mothers be responsible for the gender gap? Or are other factors at play?
The vast majority of stories told in movies, in books and on television conclude with happy endings – and this has real-world…
A group of researchers figured out which NBA teams featured the most egotistical players, and then tracked their performances…
Umpires don't need to be replaced by robots, but some troubling findings indicate that they could use a little help.
For the rest of us, it's another sign of the country's eroding media and political landscape.