Los Angeles Rams head coach Sean McVay, left, shakes hands with New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick. AP Photo/David J. Phillip Super Bowl LIII will pit the Los Angeles Rams against the New England…
During Super Bowl LIII, will Atlanta’s long struggle for racial equality be highlighted or glossed over? Peter Ciro/flickr, CC BY-NC As a historian who studies W.E.B. Du Bois – and as someone who once lived…
An the field and off, Rachel Robinson was a pillar of emotional support. AP Photo/Harry Harris Jackie Robinson will be remembered for his courage, athleticism, tenacity and sacrifice on Jan. 31, the centennial of his…
Generating new entertainment data. MinDof/shutterstock.com Anyone who’s watched “Bridget Jones’s Diary” knows one of her New Year’s resolutions is “Not go out every night but stay in and read books and listen to classical music.”…
Archivists put an immense amount of work into organizing, digitizing and maintaining repositories. AP Photo/Matt Dunham The recent publication of Sylvia Plath’s short story “Mary Ventura and the Ninth Kingdom” has been met with much…
Press here – to do what, exactly? Pornthip Pongpakpatporn/Shutterstock.com All day every day, throughout the United States, people push buttons – on coffee makers, TV remote controls and even social media posts they “like.” For…
In 1919, 1,376 new Norway Maples were planted along streets in Brooklyn. Department of Parks of the Borough of Brooklyn, City of New York Many cities, in recent years, have initiated tree planting campaigns to…
An 1811 wood engraving depicts the coronation of King Henry. Fine Art America Marvel’s blockbuster “Black Panther,” which recently became the first superhero drama to be nominated for a Best Picture Academy Award, takes place…
Who knew a razor blade company could become so controversial? Gillette/YouTube Gillette has launched a new marketing campaign, “The Best Men Can Be,” with an ad that has gone viral. The ad begins by depicting…
Researchers studied whether subtly being exposed to different colors could change tipping behavior. Anutr Yossundara/Shutterstock.com Although tipping is generally thought to be a voluntary payment meant to express gratitude to a service worker, the history…