Kids have always wanted to grow up quicker and seem older sooner, and in today’s world, that means emulating influencers. This is why we see ten-year-olds storming Sephora storefronts around the United States in search of Drunk Elephant skincare an...
Automaking was once the crown jewel of the US economy. While East Asian companies started manufacturing cheaper products in the 1980s, a long history of Western dominance, technological edge, and protectionist policies limited Asian automaking expans...
Though Portuguese missionaries first established the Catholic Church in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) in 1491, it was only under Belgian colonial rule in the late 1880s that missionaries arrived en masse, founding schools and hospitals a...
On October 17, Laverne Cox premiered her new documentary, Laverne Cox Presents: The T Word, on MTV and LOGO. In the hour-long film, seven young adults – Ari, Zoey, Kye, Avery, Shane, L’lerret and Daniella – discuss their experiences as transgen...
On October 17, Laverne Cox premiered her new documentary, Laverne Cox Presents: The T Word, on MTV and LOGO. In the hour-long film, seven young adults – Ari, Zoey, Kye, Avery, Shane, L’lerret and Daniella – discuss their experiences as transgen...
From October 5 to 19, the third ever Extraordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops was held in Vatican City. The reason for this meeting was “the pastoral challenges of the family in the context of evangelization.” Essentially, the synod...
From October 5 to 19, the third ever Extraordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops was held in Vatican City. The reason for this meeting was “the pastoral challenges of the family in the context of evangelization.” Essentially, the synod...
Chiero Ferristal, born in Haiti, has been working as a subway construction worker in the neighboring Dominican Republic since crossing the border in 2010. Like many of his Haitian counterparts, he fled in the wake of the earthquake, a catastrophe tha...
Chiero Ferristal, born in Haiti, has been working as a subway construction worker in the neighboring Dominican Republic since crossing the border in 2010. Like many of his Haitian counterparts, he fled in the wake of the earthquake, a catastrophe tha...
This April, the US military authorized new hair regulations that prohibited several natural black hairstyles, including dreadlocks, cornrows and hair that extends more than two inches from the scalp. Public outrage over the decision and allegations t...
This April, the US military authorized new hair regulations that prohibited several natural black hairstyles, including dreadlocks, cornrows and hair that extends more than two inches from the scalp. Public outrage over the decision and allegations t...
“Srilankitak filipiniyeh?” asked a young schoolboy to one of his classmates. This question literally means, “Is your Sri Lankan a Filipino?” Colloquialisms considered, it means, “Is your maid a Filipino?” In Lebanon, the word for “maid...
“Srilankitak filipiniyeh?” asked a young schoolboy to one of his classmates. This question literally means, “Is your Sri Lankan a Filipino?” Colloquialisms considered, it means, “Is your maid a Filipino?” In Lebanon, the word for “maid...
The recent on-campus screening of Oil and Water, a movie about two boys confronting the exploitation of the natural resources of the indigenous communities in the Amazon in Ecuador, and its incorporation into this year’s summer readings and commenc...
The recent on-campus screening of Oil and Water, a movie about two boys confronting the exploitation of the natural resources of the indigenous communities in the Amazon in Ecuador, and its incorporation into this year’s summer readings and commenc...
“First letter of Cuba, is an open letter [sic] / Born in Miami, right on time / Scarface, El Mariel, Cuban crime [sic] / Here’s the freedom we ride for, here’s the freedom we die for / C-u-b-a hope to see you free one day.” So states Pitbull ...
“First letter of Cuba, is an open letter [sic] / Born in Miami, right on time / Scarface, El Mariel, Cuban crime [sic] / Here’s the freedom we ride for, here’s the freedom we die for / C-u-b-a hope to see you free one day.” So states Pitbull ...
After reports surfaced that NBC was seriously courting Jon Stewart, a comedian and the host of The Daily Show, to host the network’s longest running and arguably most prestigious television program, the mere fact that Stewart was considered has...
After reports surfaced that NBC was seriously courting Jon Stewart, a comedian and the host of The Daily Show, to host the network’s longest running and arguably most prestigious television program, the mere fact that Stewart was considered has...
While 13 years may have passed since September 11, 2001, Islamophobic sentiments in the United States remain as aggravated a problem as ever. This is most evident in a poll conducted by the Arab American Institute (AAI) regarding “American atti...
While 13 years may have passed since September 11, 2001, Islamophobic sentiments in the United States remain as aggravated a problem as ever. This is most evident in a poll conducted by the Arab American Institute (AAI) regarding “American atti...
Since the College of Cardinals elected Jorge Mario Bergoglio to the papacy, the global community has been eager to see if Pope Francis, who seemed far more liberal than his modern predecessors, would transform the Church in a significant way. As a So...
Since the College of Cardinals elected Jorge Mario Bergoglio to the papacy, the global community has been eager to see if Pope Francis, who seemed far more liberal than his modern predecessors, would transform the Church in a significant way. As a So...
Full Figure Fashion Week has been held in New York City since 2009. Nevertheless, it has had minimal bearing on American society despite an average dress size of 14. FFF Week seeks to revamp the plus size sections of department stores and malls to pr...
Full Figure Fashion Week has been held in New York City since 2009. Nevertheless, it has had minimal bearing on American society despite an average dress size of 14. FFF Week seeks to revamp the plus size sections of department stores and malls to pr...
When The Economist issued its review on Ed Baptist’s The Half of the Story Has Never Been Told: Slavery and the Making of American Capitalism at the beginning of September, it derided Baptist for his lack of objectivity in describing United States ...
When The Economist issued its review on Ed Baptist’s The Half of the Story Has Never Been Told: Slavery and the Making of American Capitalism at the beginning of September, it derided Baptist for his lack of objectivity in describing United States ...