While male and female prisoners at Auschwitz faced the same ultimate fate – torture, forced labor and near-certain death…
Through careful framing and dialogue, Autumn de Wilde's movie portrays Emma as the embodiment of perfection, rather…
In the past, maintaining physical distance was an important aspect of public life – and clothes played a big role.
Humans tend to downplay their own susceptibility to being harmed – an attitude of 'it won't happen to me'…
As a public health measure, cities and states around the country have ordered restaurants to close or to switch to pickup…
To foreigners, he was a fellow traveler who recognized the plight of the oppressed.
When prosecutors introduce lyrics, they're asking juries to suspend the distinction between author and narrator, reality…
In 2002, Mike Veeck, a minor league baseball owner with a knack for bizarre promotions, decided to set the record for lowest…
When fans place a bet, it motivates them to watch a sport and root for a team they might otherwise have little interest…
Research shows that the type of task – and style of music – tend to determine whether listening will help or hinder…
Recent research explores how women 'dress defensively' to avoid the aggression of other women.
Facebook's algorithms are designed to encourage reminiscence and reconnection. But in the wake of a breakup, we don't…
Accents differ depending on where we're from, even in the same country.
Invisibility has been used to indulge fantasies of good and evil, level social critiques or warn of the dangers of power…
When the holes – also called ‘eyes’ – don’t appear in a batch, cheesemakers say the cheese is 'blind.'
Largely self-taught, Adams learned to harness the communicative power of photography during his years as a marketing photographer.
Before a helicopter crash brought about their tragic deaths, Kobe Bryant's daughter Gianna aspired to carry on his legacy…
Penn State researchers who call themselves the 'Happy Birthday Club' suggest that we shouldn’t make judgments…
Irony is a slippery concept. Sometimes it's used in speech, other times it's used to describe a situation – oh,…
Remember when websites didn't rely on user data for profit margins, when values like anonymity and transparency were…