George Orwell’s canonical work, 1984, warns of a future in which the all-powerful ‘Big Brother’ dictates truth by rewriting history so that only one version of the world can exist. Orwell frames this dystopian dictatorship as attempting to dilu...
Earlier this year, hundreds of families flocked to a newly opened playground and park in Waltham, Massachusetts. Children soared on the swings, flew down the slides, and competed in mini-golf – unaware of the land’s shamefully buried history. As ...
Brown University Professor Emeritus Peter Howitt, co-architect of the theory of sustained economic growth through creative destruction and co-recipient of the 2025 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences, discusses the journey that led him from sorting wool...
“There’s something really dangerous happening to us out there now. We’re slowly getting split up into two different Americas,” Bruce Springsteen cautioned his audience at Pittsburgh’s Civic Arena in September 1984, expressing his anxiet...
“There’s something really dangerous happening to us out there now. We’re slowly getting split up into two different Americas,” Bruce Springsteen cautioned his audience at Pittsburgh’s Civic Arena in September 1984, expressing his anxiet...
Rock is one of the most glorified music genres in Western society. By many, it’s considered to be not only more artistically creative, but also more intelligent. Bob Dylan won a Nobel for his lyrics, and many musicians are praised for their politic...
Rock is one of the most glorified music genres in Western society. By many, it’s considered to be not only more artistically creative, but also more intelligent. Bob Dylan won a Nobel for his lyrics, and many musicians are praised for their politic...
In the context of day-to-day life, soap warrants minimal consideration. It is merely a material component involved in a greater process – an integral, yet largely undervalued element of a daily hygiene regimen. It is with seeming unawareness that A...
In the context of day-to-day life, soap warrants minimal consideration. It is merely a material component involved in a greater process – an integral, yet largely undervalued element of a daily hygiene regimen. It is with seeming unawareness that A...
Vanessa German’s signature sculptures, or “contemporary power figures”, charge in like an army of truth, sorrow and resilience; standing upon the streets of the historically black neighborhood of Homewood, Pittsburgh, they wear the stories of a...
Vanessa German’s signature sculptures, or “contemporary power figures”, charge in like an army of truth, sorrow and resilience; standing upon the streets of the historically black neighborhood of Homewood, Pittsburgh, they wear the stories of a...
Technological advancement follows a rapid upward trajectory, and from its windfall, we are vested with an incredible and terrifying amount of power. As our capabilities continue to expand, a morbid fascination with the ‘dark side’ of technology p...
Technological advancement follows a rapid upward trajectory, and from its windfall, we are vested with an incredible and terrifying amount of power. As our capabilities continue to expand, a morbid fascination with the ‘dark side’ of technology p...
The Internet is, among many things, the new cultural frontier. Its egalitarian nature–letting anyone with access create, promote, and consume content–allows for new audiences of millions of people to be exposed to cultural movements and developme...
The Internet is, among many things, the new cultural frontier. Its egalitarian nature–letting anyone with access create, promote, and consume content–allows for new audiences of millions of people to be exposed to cultural movements and developme...
No other ancient artifact has been the subject of more intense, decades-long international debate than the Elgin Marbles. Since the 1980s the Greek government has in a spirit of nationalism argued for the repatriation of these classical masterpieces ...
No other ancient artifact has been the subject of more intense, decades-long international debate than the Elgin Marbles. Since the 1980s the Greek government has in a spirit of nationalism argued for the repatriation of these classical masterpieces ...
A line delivered at the 69th annual Emmys this year had viewers questioning if they were watching an awards show or the dystopian Black Mirror; former Press Secretary of the White House Sean Spicer rolled out on a podium — in a clear reference to S...
A line delivered at the 69th annual Emmys this year had viewers questioning if they were watching an awards show or the dystopian Black Mirror; former Press Secretary of the White House Sean Spicer rolled out on a podium — in a clear reference to S...
Mass tourism as a social phenomenon is relatively new, with its numbers rising dramatically in recent years. Originating in the early 20th Century, the phenomenon experienced its first growth boost in the 1930s. Today, people make over one billion ...
Mass tourism as a social phenomenon is relatively new, with its numbers rising dramatically in recent years. Originating in the early 20th Century, the phenomenon experienced its first growth boost in the 1930s. Today, people make over one billion ...
There are certain scientific principles that we, as a society, take for granted: that an object in motion will stay in motion; that atoms are the stuff of life; that our bodies are composed of units so tiny they can be seen only under the lens of a m...
There are certain scientific principles that we, as a society, take for granted: that an object in motion will stay in motion; that atoms are the stuff of life; that our bodies are composed of units so tiny they can be seen only under the lens of a m...
Only around half of Americans trust the water coming out of their faucets, according to a poll by the Associated Press. In light of catastrophes like those in Flint, Michigan and Newark, New Jersey, where dangerously toxic levels of lead were detec...
Only around half of Americans trust the water coming out of their faucets, according to a poll by the Associated Press. In light of catastrophes like those in Flint, Michigan and Newark, New Jersey, where dangerously toxic levels of lead were detec...
Beauty standards, as promoters of mass consumerism and objectification, universally tend to be harmful. Add problematic racial dynamics, and they become destructive. This rings particularly true for beauty standards in both India and the West....
Beauty standards, as promoters of mass consumerism and objectification, universally tend to be harmful. Add problematic racial dynamics, and they become destructive. This rings particularly true for beauty standards in both India and the West....