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 University

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Trump's 'Garden of American Heroes' is a monument to celebrity and achievement – paid for with humanities funding that benefits everyday Americans -- Jennifer Tucker, Wesleyan University and Peter Rutland, Wesleyan University

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200 years ago, France extorted Haiti in one of history's greatest heists – and Haitians want reparations -- Marlene L. Daut, Yale University

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'I were but little happy, if I could say how much': Shakespeare's insights on happiness have held up for more than 400 years -- Cora Fox, Arizona State University

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When algorithms take the field – inside MLB's robo-umping experiment -- Arthur Daemmrich, Arizona State University and Eric S. Hintz, Smithsonian Institution

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Philly Roller Derby league turns 20 - here's how the sport skated its way to feminism, anti-racism and queer liberation -- Colleen English, Penn State

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A Palestinian-Israeli film just won an Oscar − so why is it so hard to see? -- Drew Paul, University of Tennessee

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What Amazon MGM's creative control over the James Bond film franchise means for the future of 007 -- Colin Burnett, Washington University in St. Louis

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How Oscar-nominated screenwriters attempt to craft authentic dialogue, dialects and accents -- Chris C. Palmer, Kennesaw State University and Mitchell Olson, Kennesaw State University

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'Emilia Pérez' was nominated for 13 Oscars. Why do so many people hate it? -- Alejandra Marquez Guajardo, Michigan State University

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How the gladiators inspired evangelicals' sense of persecution -- Cavan W. Concannon, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences

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Why tattoos are such an unreliable marker of gang membership -- Beth C. Caldwell, Southwestern Law School

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Can animals make art? -- Shawn Simpson, University of Pittsburgh

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An artist traces her choices under Putin's Russia – from resistance to retreat to exile – one mural at a time -- Stephen Norris, Miami University

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'We painted our fear, hope and dreams' − examining the art and artists of Guantánamo Bay -- Alexandra Moore, Binghamton University, State University of New York and Elizabeth Swanson, Babson College

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On stage but out of the spotlight − the quiet struggle of being an opening act -- Jeff Apruzzese, Drexel University

13 days ago

Kendrick Lamar's big Super Bowl moment -- Christina L. Myers, Michigan State University

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Bob Dylan and the creative leap that transformed modern music -- Ted Olson, East Tennessee State University

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The Wanamaker organ has been a treasured piece of Philly history for over 100 years − a historian explains its illustrious past and uncertain future after Macy's closes -- Whitney Martinko, Villanova University

3 months ago

Quincy Jones mastered the art of arrangement, transforming simple tunes into epic soundscapes -- Jose Valentino Ruiz, University of Florida

5 months ago

AI isn't what we should be worried about – it's the humans controlling it -- Billy J. Stratton, University of Denver

20 days ago

From pulpits to protest, the surprising history of the phrase 'pride and prejudice' -- Margie Burns, University of Maryland, Baltimore County

1 month ago

How the human neck became a locus of power, beauty and frailty -- Kent Dunlap, Trinity College

2 months ago

How the literature of fire can help readers find hope among the ashes -- Grace Moore, University of Otago

3 months ago

People say they prefer stories written by humans over AI-generated works, yet new study suggests that's not quite true -- Martin Abel, Bowdoin College and Reed Johnson, Bowdoin College

1 month ago

The New Yorker turns 100 − how a poker game pipe dream became a publishing powerhouse -- Christopher B. Daly, Boston University

2 months ago

5 Super Bowl commercials that deserve places in the advertising hall of shame -- Matthew Pittman, University of Tennessee

2 months ago

Why Trump's meme coin is a cash grab -- Maximilian Brichta, University of Southern California

2 months ago

Birkin handbags, Walmart's 'Wirkin' and the meme-ification of class warfare -- Aarushi Bhandari, Davidson College

3 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. Louis

22 days ago

In Israel, calls for genocide have migrated from the margins to the mainstream -- Tamir Sorek, Penn State

27 days ago

With its executive order targeting the Smithsonian, the Trump administration opens up a new front in the history wars -- Jennifer Tucker, Wesleyan University

26 days ago

How the color of St. Patrick's Day went from blue to green -- Bryan McGovern, Kennesaw State University

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Rare portraits reveal the humanity of the slaves who revolted on the Amistad -- Kate McMahon, Smithsonian Institution

2 months 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 Tennessee

1 month ago

Trans people affirmed their gender without medical help in medieval Europe − history shows how identity transcends medicine and law -- Sarah Barringer, University of Iowa

2 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 Angeles

2 months ago

Mark Zuckerberg thinks workplaces need to 'man up' − here's why that's bad for all employees, no matter their gender -- Adam Stanaland, University of Richmond

3 months ago

The hidden history of Philadelphia's window-box gardens and their role in urban reform -- Sonja Dümpelmann, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich

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Brutalism – the architectural style that dared to summon a new world from the ashes of World War II -- Michael R. Allen, West Virginia University

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Is a 'friend-apist' what we really want from therapy? -- David E. Tolchinsky, Indiana University

11 days ago

The child boss in 'Severance' reveals a devastating truth about work and child-rearing in the 21st century -- Anna Mae Duane, University of Connecticut

1 month ago

Why 'A Charlie Brown Christmas' almost didn't air − and why it endures -- Stephen Lind, University of Southern California

4 months ago

'Love Is Blind' contestants count as employees − new US government agency finding could shake up reality TV production -- David Arditi, University of Texas at Arlington

4 months ago

'Yellowstone' highlights Montana's long-forgotten connection to the Confederacy -- Randi Lynn Tanglen, University of North Dakota

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Why you should think twice before using shorthand like 'thx' and 'k' in your texts -- David Fang, Stanford University

18 days ago

America is becoming a nation of homebodies -- Brian D. Taylor, University of California, Los Angeles; Eric Morris, Clemson University, and Sam Speroni, University of California, Los Angeles

1 month ago

Why is free time still so elusive? -- Gary Cross, Penn State

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Is China the new cool? How Beijing is using pop culture to win the soft power war -- Shaoyu Yuan, Rutgers University - Newark

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