The American sports world is inextricably intertwined with the political arena. Championship teams in the US’s four major sports leagues—Major League Baseball (MLB), the National Basketball Association (NBA), the National Football League (NFL), a...
Unanswered questions and unspoken words are common in grief: A man who has lost his wife may sit by himself in his home and whisper words he never got to say, and a daughter grieving for her father may play back his voicemails to hear his voice again...
Jennifer Nuzzo, director of the Pandemic Center and Professor of Epidemiology at Brown University, reviews depictions of epidemics in Twilight (2008), The Last of Us (2023), Outbreak (1995), and Contagion (2011), and discusses how they relate to real...
The lawsuit Zubik v. Burwell, argued on March 23 in the 8-member Supreme Court, involves a small religious minority locked in conflict with, once again, the Affordable Care Act. The suit consolidates seven cases from around the country to launch an ...
The lawsuit Zubik v. Burwell, argued on March 23 in the 8-member Supreme Court, involves a small religious minority locked in conflict with, once again, the Affordable Care Act. The suit consolidates seven cases from around the country to launch an ...
One hashtag, three words: #unfairandlovely. Although the phrase seems minimal, the “Unfair and Lovely” campaign, started by University of Texas student Pax Jones, is a critical spin on the Indian Fair and Lovely skin lightening product line. By e...
One hashtag, three words: #unfairandlovely. Although the phrase seems minimal, the “Unfair and Lovely” campaign, started by University of Texas student Pax Jones, is a critical spin on the Indian Fair and Lovely skin lightening product line. By e...
In August of 2015, the Islamic State brutally destroyed the ancient city of Palmyra, Syria, one of many such attacks on cultural treasures that figuratively and literally pierce the heart of the Middle East. In response to this tragedy, the arch from...
In August of 2015, the Islamic State brutally destroyed the ancient city of Palmyra, Syria, one of many such attacks on cultural treasures that figuratively and literally pierce the heart of the Middle East. In response to this tragedy, the arch from...
Americans are fat, and getting fatter. According to the American Heart Association, 78 million adults and 13 million children in the United States are obese. This crisis is being attacked by public officials like Michelle Obama, who has made addressi...
Americans are fat, and getting fatter. According to the American Heart Association, 78 million adults and 13 million children in the United States are obese. This crisis is being attacked by public officials like Michelle Obama, who has made addressi...
On February 12, in the VIP room of the Havana airport, Pope Francis of the Catholic Church and Patriarch Kirill, the head of the Russian Orthodox Church, who lead a collective 1.5 billion Christians worldwide, embraced as brothers. The historic reuni...
On February 12, in the VIP room of the Havana airport, Pope Francis of the Catholic Church and Patriarch Kirill, the head of the Russian Orthodox Church, who lead a collective 1.5 billion Christians worldwide, embraced as brothers. The historic reuni...
For the last several months, borders have been at the forefront of politics and culture: Donald Trump infamously promised to erect a wall with “a big, fat, beautiful door” on the border separating the US and Mexico, while European nations have be...
For the last several months, borders have been at the forefront of politics and culture: Donald Trump infamously promised to erect a wall with “a big, fat, beautiful door” on the border separating the US and Mexico, while European nations have be...
Last month, President Xi Jinping of China took a choreographed tour of the country’s largest media organizations, and, with the authoritarian voice of a general among soldiers, demanded absolute loyalty. In a move bearing uncanny resemblance to Mao...
Last month, President Xi Jinping of China took a choreographed tour of the country’s largest media organizations, and, with the authoritarian voice of a general among soldiers, demanded absolute loyalty. In a move bearing uncanny resemblance to Mao...
Peyton Manning, renowned for his legendary career as quarterback of the Indianapolis Colts and the Denver Broncos, has retired. His 18 years in the league made him sole owner of the NFL’s most completion yards and passing touchdowns records, as wel...
Peyton Manning, renowned for his legendary career as quarterback of the Indianapolis Colts and the Denver Broncos, has retired. His 18 years in the league made him sole owner of the NFL’s most completion yards and passing touchdowns records, as wel...
By 2060, 115 percent more Americans will be of Hispanic origin than in 2015. Consequently, pundits identify “the Hispanic vote” as the next frontier for ensuring political success. Political elites have thus scrambled to investigate, quantify, an...
By 2060, 115 percent more Americans will be of Hispanic origin than in 2015. Consequently, pundits identify “the Hispanic vote” as the next frontier for ensuring political success. Political elites have thus scrambled to investigate, quantify, an...
Hollywood has rediscovered religion,” wrote Tatiana Siegel for The Hollywood Reporter in their latest magazine. And, she appears to be right. This spring brings a new wave of Christian films from the blockbuster Risen, which tells the story of Jesu...
Hollywood has rediscovered religion,” wrote Tatiana Siegel for The Hollywood Reporter in their latest magazine. And, she appears to be right. This spring brings a new wave of Christian films from the blockbuster Risen, which tells the story of Jesu...
Technology has irrefutably and dramatically transformed the journalism industry in the past 20 years. Access to media has evolved from local newspapers delivered daily to front doors to retrieving the latest news with a few taps on the keyboard, thro...
Technology has irrefutably and dramatically transformed the journalism industry in the past 20 years. Access to media has evolved from local newspapers delivered daily to front doors to retrieving the latest news with a few taps on the keyboard, thro...
On July 31, 2009, American journalist Sarah Shourd was hiking in Northern Iraq with friends when she was captured by Iranian soldiers and placed in solitary confinement. She spent the next 410 days in a tiny metal cell, pacing around her cage and sta...
On July 31, 2009, American journalist Sarah Shourd was hiking in Northern Iraq with friends when she was captured by Iranian soldiers and placed in solitary confinement. She spent the next 410 days in a tiny metal cell, pacing around her cage and sta...