It is impossible to be bored on Año Viejo (New Year’s Eve) in Ecuador’s capital city. The country blends rich traditions typical of many Latin American countries — like eating las doce uvas de la suerte, twelve grapes each bestowed with a wish...
Last June, the United States Army held a military demonstration whose scale and extravagance were unparalleled for a country at peacetime. Columns of tanks, armored vehicles, artillery, attack helicopters, and around 6,000 uniformed service members m...
Tech executives have spent the last two years making sweeping claims about what AI will mean for human labor. In a December 2025 study by the Harvard Business Review, 90 percent of executives surveyed reported seeing a “moderate or a great deal of ...
On February 5, Providence community advocates, leaders, and residents gathered to encourage unity and condemn bigotry in response to racist flyers that were disseminated near Brown University’s campus. The college’s president, Christina Paxson, r...
On February 5, Providence community advocates, leaders, and residents gathered to encourage unity and condemn bigotry in response to racist flyers that were disseminated near Brown University’s campus. The college’s president, Christina Paxson, r...
For just $11.99 you too can be the proud owner of a “Che Guevara Revolution T-Shirt!” This statement is ironic in that a fervent Latin American Communist revolutionary has his image commodified and fetishized, sold and distributed on Amazon. Che ...
For just $11.99 you too can be the proud owner of a “Che Guevara Revolution T-Shirt!” This statement is ironic in that a fervent Latin American Communist revolutionary has his image commodified and fetishized, sold and distributed on Amazon. Che ...
Defying the Social-Darwinist underpinnings of the market-based economy, the Fair Trade movement is a consumer-driven, capitalist approach to equitable agricultural commerce. A champion of poverty reduction, safe working conditions, sustainability, ge...
Defying the Social-Darwinist underpinnings of the market-based economy, the Fair Trade movement is a consumer-driven, capitalist approach to equitable agricultural commerce. A champion of poverty reduction, safe working conditions, sustainability, ge...
"“I ain’t have no positive upbringing, you know how fucking hard this shit is? You know how fucking hard I try just to be a good role model for these kids while at the same time being myself?”-XXXTentacion on Instagram, November 2017" For those...
"“I ain’t have no positive upbringing, you know how fucking hard this shit is? You know how fucking hard I try just to be a good role model for these kids while at the same time being myself?”-XXXTentacion on Instagram, November 2017" For those...
Suffering under Chinese oppression, Tibet is one of the least free regions of the world. It is, in fact, the second to least free–behind only Syria–in terms of civil liberties and political rights, according to the watchdog organization Freedom H...
Suffering under Chinese oppression, Tibet is one of the least free regions of the world. It is, in fact, the second to least free–behind only Syria–in terms of civil liberties and political rights, according to the watchdog organization Freedom H...
Data science has recently matured into an industry-changing discipline, driven by exponentially growing computing power, data, and wildly better algorithms. Netflix can predict what will keep you watching with stunning accuracy, Facebook can manipula...
Data science has recently matured into an industry-changing discipline, driven by exponentially growing computing power, data, and wildly better algorithms. Netflix can predict what will keep you watching with stunning accuracy, Facebook can manipula...
Considering the sheer size of “golden age” television’s critically acclaimed programs, it comes with irony that Hollywood barely avoided breaking out in strikes last April. The Writers Guild of America (WGA) and the Alliance of Motion Pictu...
Considering the sheer size of “golden age” television’s critically acclaimed programs, it comes with irony that Hollywood barely avoided breaking out in strikes last April. The Writers Guild of America (WGA) and the Alliance of Motion Pictu...
Of the many canons in global literary history, specific attention has always been paid to banned and censored books. The reason for this seems pretty simple: Any book censored by a political authority must have in some way hit the nail on the head, r...
Of the many canons in global literary history, specific attention has always been paid to banned and censored books. The reason for this seems pretty simple: Any book censored by a political authority must have in some way hit the nail on the head, r...
Amidst a flurry of sexual misconduct accusations against famous portrait artist Chuck Close, the National Gallery of Art in Washington D.C. has decided to indefinitely postpone a Chuck Close exhibition that was in the books, while Seattle Universit...
Amidst a flurry of sexual misconduct accusations against famous portrait artist Chuck Close, the National Gallery of Art in Washington D.C. has decided to indefinitely postpone a Chuck Close exhibition that was in the books, while Seattle Universit...
The political parties of the United States continuously fail the nation’s poor. Republicans have devised a tax plan that disenfranchises the lower classes while assisting America’s rich. Yet, they present themselves as the party that cares about ...
The political parties of the United States continuously fail the nation’s poor. Republicans have devised a tax plan that disenfranchises the lower classes while assisting America’s rich. Yet, they present themselves as the party that cares about ...
On January 13 2018, Hawaii residents and tourists were shaken by an emergency alert on their cell phones that read: “BALLISTIC MISSILE THREAT INBOUND TO HAWAII. SEEK IMMEDIATE SHELTER. THIS IS NOT A DRILL.” This message sent people across...
On January 13 2018, Hawaii residents and tourists were shaken by an emergency alert on their cell phones that read: “BALLISTIC MISSILE THREAT INBOUND TO HAWAII. SEEK IMMEDIATE SHELTER. THIS IS NOT A DRILL.” This message sent people across...
The 2016 election was obviously pivotal for many reasons, including for members of the comedy community. As is the case with many others, the outcome would impact them directly—the line that was repeated relentlessly was “Trump will be great for ...
The 2016 election was obviously pivotal for many reasons, including for members of the comedy community. As is the case with many others, the outcome would impact them directly—the line that was repeated relentlessly was “Trump will be great for ...