What does it say about the online media ecosystem when the end of a 146-day strike is buried under headlines and posts about Swift’s budding romance with NFL star Travis Kelce?
September 28, 2023
Studios say the number is unrealistic − that it amounts to actors not assuming any financial risk for content that flops. But actors simply want to adapt existing payout models to changing technology.
September 29, 2023
As fashion norms change, what people wear in public becomes ground zero for hashing out new ideas of race, class and gender.
September 29, 2023
The jokes, memes and skits came thick and fast – but behind the humor were serious points.
September 29, 2023
A scholar works to document a dialect of the Ojibwe language that was spoken by his grandmother in the Great Lakes region.
October 03, 2023
Their desire to pursue marriage abroad not only reveals their longing for a better life but also reveals the pervasive gender, age and class inequalities that continue to plague modern-day China.
October 04, 2023
Comedians like Stephen Colbert might mock the entertainment mecca, but live theater is in too much of a crisis to dismiss the town’s formula of spectacle meets story.
October 05, 2023
African immigrant writers possess particularly acute insights into the way race and racism affect daily life in the US.
October 06, 2023
A celebrated poet and Nobel laureate, Louise Glück wrote about mortality, broken families and human frailty with devastating wryness and quiet beauty.
October 17, 2023
Despite the perpetrators being tried and convicted, anti-Indigenous sentiment roiled the area for decades.
October 23, 2023
An obscure Mexican engraver named José Guadalupe Posada created the satirical skull in the early 1900s and sold it for a penny. But after he died, it took on a life of its own.
October 24, 2023
This course beckons students to examine how alcoholic beverages are portrayed in books by American authors.
October 26, 2023
With identity the most lucrative commodity social media platforms trade in, their fetishization of authenticity remains ironclad.
October 27, 2023
The famous composer certainly didn’t have haunted houses in mind when he wrote the piece.
October 30, 2023
Young Latinos in the US often navigate a contradictory landscape: Their parents see them as not Latino enough, while teachers and peers view them as not American enough.
October 31, 2023
Led by a Black businessman named Bob Douglas, the New York Rens, who played their first game on Nov. 3, 1923, became one of the best basketball teams in the country.
November 01, 2023
As Rupert Murdoch prepares to hand over the keys to his media empire, what will his legacy be?
November 01, 2023
A common criticism of women’s sports is that female players aren’t as entertaining or skilled as their male counterparts. Two researchers decided to put this notion to the test.
November 08, 2023
On the wall of an orphanage in Venice, a musicologist encountered a fresco featuring an aria written for an opera. She’s since embarked on a project to bring this forgotten music back.
November 14, 2023
The use of music in theater goes back to ancient Greece, and its popularity has grown to the modern-day productions of ‘Hamilton.’
November 15, 2023
Since 2019, fans of the TV series ‘Supernatural’ have flocked to Austin, where their encounters with 1967 Impalas customized to mimic the one used in the show arouse elation, astonishment and tears.
November 20, 2023
When people find themselves displaced from their homes, finding or creating beauty can be just as vital as food, water and shelter − and serves as a form of resistance and resilience.
November 22, 2023
Innovations in AI seem to be spurring interest in what is or isn’t real, accurate and human.
November 28, 2023
For years, the biggest video game publishers have operated under the assumption that compelling stories and captivating characters don’t offer a good return on investment.
November 30, 2023
Even the world’s most successful creators can see their livelihoods threatened by social media companies that routinely change their algorithms and policies with impunity.
December 04, 2023
Georgia State Election Board approves rule requiring hand count of ballots
Listeria outbreak linked to Boar's Head meats prompts Long Island deli to start their own label
Acting Secret Service director admits ‘complacency’ at July Trump rally
Secret Service report details communication failures preceding July assassination attempt on Trump
A rare polar bear showed up on the shores of Iceland. Police shot it
Italy targets primary budget balance in 2024, economy minister says
Were warning signs ignored? Things to know about this week's testimony on the Titan sub disaster
Heavy metal exposure could increase cardiovascular disease risk, study finds
New York magazine says its star political reporter is on leave after a relationship was disclosed
Why Kelly Clarkson chooses a 'safe' interviewing approach. Her talk show kicks off its sixth season
On the trail of the mystery woman whose company licensed exploding pagers