Tropical forests are one of our most crucial defenses against climate change, but they are disappearing at an alarming rate. A record 6.7 million hectares of rainforest were lost in 2024, largely due to agriculture and human-caused wildfires—result...
Picture this: You are freshly 16 years old, zooming down the New Jersey Turnpike with music blasting at 2 AM, hitting 103 miles per hour like it is nothing. The feeling is nipped by the glare of flashing blue lights. Panic does not set in, however, b...
In Kuwait, 24-year-old Fatima mourns the loss of her university education. Despite earning a 96 percent on her high school exams, a score that would normally guarantee a medical career, her status as a Bidoon with an “unspecified nationality” wil...
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 ...
Since October of last year, all five boroughs of NYC have been taken-over with more than 300 works by beloved Chinese artist Ai Weiwei in a project called “Good Fences Make Good Neighbors.” Anchoring the works is an installation of a large cage p...
Since October of last year, all five boroughs of NYC have been taken-over with more than 300 works by beloved Chinese artist Ai Weiwei in a project called “Good Fences Make Good Neighbors.” Anchoring the works is an installation of a large cage p...
Ron Chernow, historian and author of Hamilton (the main influence for Lin-Manuel Miranda’s acclaimed Broadway musical), recently released a biography of Ulysses S. Grant, Union Commander and later President. The fate of Ulysses is curious indeed, e...
Ron Chernow, historian and author of Hamilton (the main influence for Lin-Manuel Miranda’s acclaimed Broadway musical), recently released a biography of Ulysses S. Grant, Union Commander and later President. The fate of Ulysses is curious indeed, e...