Friday essay: as the legacy media have dumbed down, The New Yorker has dumbed up
On its 100th anniversary, Matthew Ricketson considers The New Yorker’s remarkable journalism and vital role in our chaotic, ...
'Beyond the Gates,' first new soap opera since 1999, focuses on Black family
In 1968, Ellen Holly became the first Black lead on a soap ("One Life to Live") while the true breakthrough roles had to wait ...
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Observer’s Guide to the L.A. Gallery and Museum Exhibitions to Check Out During Frieze
The MOCA Geffen is spotlighting two major crowd-pullers: Olafur Eliasson ’s seductive light installation OPEN, on view ...
CounterPunch3d
Donald Trump: The Most American President
The rise of Donald Trump has been met with a large chorus of voices that proclaim him to be profoundly un-American, from the ...
Psychology Today3d
Beyond Intergroup Attitudes
Diverse strategies enhance intergroup inclusion. These include fostering direct contact, promoting positive social norms, and ...
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In 2025 and beyond, schools need to teach more than just ‘the basics’
In Roman mythology, Janus was the god of doors, gates and transitions. Able to see in two directions, Janus was associated ...
Odds of human-like lifeforms on other planets may be more likely than previously thought: study
Researchers from Penn State University proposed in a new academic paper that human-like lifeforms could arise as a logical consequence of a planet’s development — contradicting the long-held “hard ...
Hampton Roads inmates’ art at Chrysler Museum illustrates stories of sadness, hope and time passing by
The Chrysler Museum of Art invited inmates in local jails to submit works that personalize their stories, illustrate life ...