The Conversation - Entertainment
AI is making reading books feel obsolete – and students have a lot to lose - Naomi S. Baron, American University
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Hulk Hogan and the unraveling of worker solidarity -- Brian Jansen, University of Maine8 days ago
Too many em dashes? Weird words like 'delves'? Spotting text written by ChatGPT is still more art than science -- Roger J. Kreuz, University of Memphis2 days ago
'KPop Demon Hunters' is attracting huge audiences worldwide – young Philadelphians told us K-pop culture inspires innocence, joy and belonging -- A. Stefanie Ruiz, Clemson University; Femida Handy, University of Pennsylvania, and Sunwoo Park, Clemson University8 days ago
Is there any hope for the internet? -- Aarushi Bhandari, Davidson College25 days ago
How bachata rose from Dominican Republic's brothels and shantytowns to become a global sensation -- Wilfredo José Burgos Matos, Lehman College, CUNY19 days ago
What the world can learn from Uruguay as the global housing crisis deepens -- Jennifer Duyne Barenstein, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich and Daniela Sanjinés, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich16 days ago
What if universal rental assistance were implemented to deal with the housing crisis? -- Alex Schwartz, The New School and Kirk McClure, University of Kansas1 month ago
To spur the construction of affordable, resilient homes, the future is concrete -- Pablo Moyano Fernández, Washington University in St. Louis1 month ago
Believe it or not, there was a time when the US government built beautiful homes for working-class Americans to deal with a housing shortage -- Eran Ben-Joseph, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)1 month ago
From Seattle to Atlanta, new social housing programs seek to make homes permanently affordable for a range of incomes -- Susanne Schindler, Harvard Kennedy School1 month ago
Dismal ticket sales, grumblings from fans and clubs – is FIFA's latest attempt to establish a global club game doomed before it starts? -- Stefan Szymanski, University of Michigan2 months ago
NCAA will pay its current and former athletes in an agreement that will transform college sports -- Joshua Lens, University of Iowa2 months ago
Women are reclaiming their place in baseball -- Callie Maddox, Miami University4 months ago
When algorithms take the field – inside MLB's robo-umping experiment -- Arthur Daemmrich, Arizona State University and Eric S. Hintz, Smithsonian Institution4 months ago
'Jaws' and the two musical notes that changed Hollywood forever -- Jared Bahir Browsh, University of Colorado Boulder1 month ago
A Palestinian-Israeli film just won an Oscar − so why is it so hard to see? -- Drew Paul, University of Tennessee5 months ago
What Amazon MGM's creative control over the James Bond film franchise means for the future of 007 -- Colin Burnett, Washington University in St. Louis5 months ago
How Oscar-nominated screenwriters attempt to craft authentic dialogue, dialects and accents -- Chris C. Palmer, Kennesaw State University and Mitchell Olson, Kennesaw State University5 months ago
At Cannes, decency and dress codes clash with fashion's red carpet revolution -- Elizabeth Castaldo Lundén, University of Southern California2 months ago
A new book of Edward Gorey's drawings shows what's lost when the artist's sexuality is glossed over -- Elizabeth Wolfson, Washington University in St. Louis1 month ago
A portrait taken in North Philly in the 1980s reconnects poet with cherished memories of her own beloved father -- Kimmika Williams-Witherspoon, Temple University2 months ago
Why tattoos are such an unreliable marker of gang membership -- Beth C. Caldwell, Southwestern Law School4 months ago
Can animals make art? -- Shawn Simpson, University of Pittsburgh4 months ago
Sly Stone turned isolation into inspiration, forging a path for a generation of music-makers -- Jose Valentino Ruiz, University of Florida2 months ago
'The Eternal Queen of Asian Pop' sings one last encore from beyond the grave -- Xianda Huang, University of California, Los Angeles2 months ago
When Elvis and Ella were pressed onto X-rays – the subversive legacy of Soviet 'bone music' -- Richard Gunderman, Indiana University2 months ago
On stage but out of the spotlight − the quiet struggle of being an opening act -- Jeff Apruzzese, Drexel University3 months ago
Kendrick Lamar's big Super Bowl moment -- Christina L. Myers, Michigan State University4 months ago
AI is advancing even faster than sci-fi visionaries like Neal Stephenson imagined -- Rizwan Virk, Arizona State University1 month ago
Aristotle would scoff at Mark Zuckerberg's suggestion that AI can solve the loneliness epidemic -- Gregg D. Caruso, Fairfield University2 months ago
AI isn't replacing student writing – but it is reshaping it -- Jeanne Beatrix Law, Kennesaw State University3 months ago
RFK Jr. said many autistic people will never write a poem − even though there's a rich history of neurodivergent poets and writers -- Bradley J. Irish, Arizona State University3 months ago
AI isn't what we should be worried about – it's the humans controlling it -- Billy J. Stratton, University of Denver4 months ago
Like today's selfie-takers, Walt Whitman used photography to curate his image – but ended up more lost than found -- Trevin Corsiglia, Washington University in St. Louis2 months ago
How does a person become famous when they're just a kid? -- Matthew Pittman, University of Tennessee2 months ago
Trump targets NPR and PBS as public and nonprofit media account for a growing share of local news coverage -- Matthew Powers, University of Washington3 months ago
The woman who turned the Met Gala into the biggest party of the year -- Elizabeth Castaldo Lundén, University of Southern California3 months ago
Pope Leo XIV's link to Haiti is part of a broader American story of race, citizenship and migration -- Chelsea Stieber, Tulane University3 months ago
With its executive order targeting the Smithsonian, the Trump administration opens up a new front in the history wars -- Jennifer Tucker, Wesleyan University4 months ago
200 years ago, France extorted Haiti in one of history's greatest heists – and Haitians want reparations -- Marlene L. Daut, Yale University3 months ago
Trump's vision for Air Force One will turn it from the 'Flying White House' to a 'palace in the sky' -- Janet Bednarek, University of Dayton2 months ago
The problem with Trump's takeover of the Kennedy Center isn't the possibility of 'Cats' -- Joanna Dee Das, Washington University in St. Louis4 months ago
As Mexico's LGBTQ+ community battles for inclusion, two drag performers have become internet stars – with more than 2 million TikTok followers -- Francisco Tijerina, Washington University in St. Louis22 days ago
With Hooters on the verge of bankruptcy, a psychologist reflects on her time spent studying the servers who work there -- Dawn Szymanski, University of Tennessee4 months ago
Trans people affirmed their gender without medical help in medieval Europe − history shows how identity transcends medicine and law -- Sarah Barringer, University of Iowa5 months ago
A federal policy expert weighs in on Trump's efforts to stifle gender-affirming care for Americans under 19 -- Elana Redfield, University of California, Los Angeles6 months ago
Trump administration aims to slash funds that preserve the nation's rich architectural and cultural history -- Michael R. Allen, West Virginia University1 month ago
Could a bold anti-poverty experiment from the 1960s inspire a new era in housing justice? -- Deyanira Nevárez Martínez, Michigan State University2 months ago
Jimmy Swaggart's rise and fall shaped the landscape of American televangelism -- Diane Winston, USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism29 days ago
In pardoning reality TV stars Todd and Julie Chrisley, Trump taps into a sense of persecution felt by his conservative Christian base -- Diane Winston, USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism2 months ago
Is a 'friend-apist' what we really want from therapy? -- David E. Tolchinsky, Indiana University3 months ago
The child boss in 'Severance' reveals a devastating truth about work and child-rearing in the 21st century -- Anna Mae Duane, University of Connecticut5 months ago
Why 'A Charlie Brown Christmas' almost didn't air − and why it endures -- Stephen Lind, University of Southern California8 months ago
Why do so many American workers feel guilty about taking the vacation they've earned? -- Karen Tan, Middle Tennessee State University1 month ago
Is AI sparking a cognitive revolution that will lead to mediocrity and conformity? -- Wolfgang Messner, University of South Carolina2 months ago
Why you should think twice before using shorthand like 'thx' and 'k' in your texts -- David Fang, Stanford University4 months ago
Filipino sailors dock in Mexico ... and help invent tequila? -- Stephen Acabado, University of California, Los Angeles24 days ago
3 basic ingredients, a million possibilities: How small pizzerias succeed with uniqueness in an age of chain restaurants -- Paula de la Cruz-Fernández, University of Florida and Avi Ackerman, University of Florida1 month ago
Pop, soda or coke? The fizzy history behind America's favorite linguistic debate -- Valerie M. Fridland, University of Nevada, Reno1 month ago
Michelin Guide scrutiny could boost Philly tourism, but will it stifle chefs' freedom to experiment and innovate? -- Jonathan Deutsch, Drexel University3 days ago
I'm an MLK scholar – and I'll never be able to view King in the same light -- Jason Miller, North Carolina State University2 months ago
The civil rights activist so close to Martin Luther King Jr. she was thought of as his 'other wife' -- Jason Miller, North Carolina State University25 days ago