What do you think of when you imagine the act of thought? Western culture’s quintessential image of intelligence—Auguste Rodin’s sculpture The Thinker—depicts one man alone with his thoughts. A more accurate portrait of human intelligence mig...
During the most-watched sporting event in the United States, Dove ran a commercial about young girls in sports. Last February, we saw preteen girls celebrating their love for athletics, while the text on the screen highlighted how one out of two girl...
Computers—and therefore, the world— run on chips. The production of said chips is limited to just a few countries (primarily because of the immense fixed costs and supply chain clusters), namely South Korea, China, and Taiwan, creating a geopolit...
“I did not resign. Moments ago I was fired. Being the US Attorney in SDNY will forever be the greatest honor of my professional life.” (@PreetBharara, tweeted at 11:29 AM, March 11) Preet Bharara was born in Firozpur, Punjab, India in 1968, immig...
“I did not resign. Moments ago I was fired. Being the US Attorney in SDNY will forever be the greatest honor of my professional life.” (@PreetBharara, tweeted at 11:29 AM, March 11) Preet Bharara was born in Firozpur, Punjab, India in 1968, immig...
March 13 marked the fourth anniversary of the white smoke – the fumata bianca – leaking out of the top-most chimney in the Sistine Chapel; Jorge Margio Bergoglio had been named pope, the first non-European since the Syrian Gregory III reigned in...
March 13 marked the fourth anniversary of the white smoke – the fumata bianca – leaking out of the top-most chimney in the Sistine Chapel; Jorge Margio Bergoglio had been named pope, the first non-European since the Syrian Gregory III reigned in...
A journalist investigates a government official and loses his job. He returns to find police have raided his home. Later, they beat him. Meanwhile, an artist sets fire to a government building – the whole act caught on video – and receives only a...
A journalist investigates a government official and loses his job. He returns to find police have raided his home. Later, they beat him. Meanwhile, an artist sets fire to a government building – the whole act caught on video – and receives only a...
“The rules that govern the distribution of genders in our language go back to late Latin and constitute internal constraints with which one must come to terms with,” published the French Academy in 2014. The French Academy – l’Académie fra...
“The rules that govern the distribution of genders in our language go back to late Latin and constitute internal constraints with which one must come to terms with,” published the French Academy in 2014. The French Academy – l’Académie fra...
Donald Trump’s election has elicited resistance marked by activism and political opposition spanning the entire partisan spectrum, from all corners of the world, expressed by a multitude of media. Perhaps most interestingly, resistance has cropp...
Donald Trump’s election has elicited resistance marked by activism and political opposition spanning the entire partisan spectrum, from all corners of the world, expressed by a multitude of media. Perhaps most interestingly, resistance has cropp...
“Oriental one-penny countin’ motherfuckers / that make a nigga made enough to cause a little ruckus / Thinkin’ every brother in the world’s out to take / So they watch every damn move that I make,” says Ice Cube’s first verse in...
“Oriental one-penny countin’ motherfuckers / that make a nigga made enough to cause a little ruckus / Thinkin’ every brother in the world’s out to take / So they watch every damn move that I make,” says Ice Cube’s first verse in...
Associated Press photographer Burhan Obzilici recently won the World Press Photo of the Year award for his striking image of off-duty police officer Mevlut Mert Altintas standing over the dead body of the Russian ambassador to Turkey, Andrey Karlov...
Associated Press photographer Burhan Obzilici recently won the World Press Photo of the Year award for his striking image of off-duty police officer Mevlut Mert Altintas standing over the dead body of the Russian ambassador to Turkey, Andrey Karlov...
The number of international migrants has increased by 41 percent between 2000 and 2014, and it reached 244 million in 2015, with 20 million of those migrants being refugees. To prevent this humanitarian crisis from turning into a humanitarian nightma...
The number of international migrants has increased by 41 percent between 2000 and 2014, and it reached 244 million in 2015, with 20 million of those migrants being refugees. To prevent this humanitarian crisis from turning into a humanitarian nightma...
Starting in November 2017, the Tate Modern in London will host an exhibit called Red Star Over Russia, and will display artwork made by Russian and Soviet artists between 1905 and 1953. The art includes propaganda posters, Socialist realist paintings...
Starting in November 2017, the Tate Modern in London will host an exhibit called Red Star Over Russia, and will display artwork made by Russian and Soviet artists between 1905 and 1953. The art includes propaganda posters, Socialist realist paintings...
The 2016 Presidential debates were fraught with insults, drama, and disparaging comments. To the dismay of many, though, they were completely devoid of any discussion of climate change. The issue of climate change continued to be tossed aside as Dona...
The 2016 Presidential debates were fraught with insults, drama, and disparaging comments. To the dismay of many, though, they were completely devoid of any discussion of climate change. The issue of climate change continued to be tossed aside as Dona...
“Even if people don’t like me, they have to vote for me. They have no choice. Even if you can’t stand Donald Trump, you think Donald Trump is the worst, you’re going to vote for me. You know why? Justices of the Supreme Court,” Trump said a...
“Even if people don’t like me, they have to vote for me. They have no choice. Even if you can’t stand Donald Trump, you think Donald Trump is the worst, you’re going to vote for me. You know why? Justices of the Supreme Court,” Trump said a...
On January 21, 2017, over 5 million people rallied around the world to stand up for women’s rights during the Trump administration. Rallies took place in every major city, from New York, to Los Angeles, to Washington DC; in small towns across the U...
On January 21, 2017, over 5 million people rallied around the world to stand up for women’s rights during the Trump administration. Rallies took place in every major city, from New York, to Los Angeles, to Washington DC; in small towns across the U...