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Was Beethoven truly the greatest?
On May 7, 1824, Ludwig van Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony premiered in Vienna, Austria. On its…
Category: Arts
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How Detroit techno is preserving the city’s beating heart in the face of gentrification
For over two decades, Detroit has celebrated its status as the birthplace of techno with…
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How the 18th-century ‘probability revolution’ fueled the casino gambling craze
The first commercial gambling operations emerged, coincidentally or not, at the same time as the…
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What QAnon supporters, butthole sunners and New Age spiritualists have in common
After the murder of George Floyd in May 2020, former NBA player Royce White became…
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Drake’s beef with Kendrick Lamar isn’t nearly as important as his tiff with Tupac Shakur’s estate over using the dead rapper’s voice
In April 2023, a song titled “Heart on My Sleeve,” written and produced by a…
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‘Born in the USA’ turns 40 − and still remains one of Bruce Springsteen’s most misunderstood songs
Elton John, Adele and R.E.M. did it. So did Rihanna and the Rolling Stones. If…
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Who gets to decide what counts as ‘disorder’?
As a scholar of urban governance and data policy, I viewed the responses to protests…
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Scrappy, campy and unabashedly queer, public access TV series of the 1980s and 1990s offered a rare glimpse into LGBTQ+ life
“Hello to all you lovely lesbians out there! My name is Debbie, and I’m here…
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An homage to the dad joke, one of the great traditions of fatherhood
“Dad, I’m hungry.” “Hi, hungry. I’m Dad.” If you haven’t been asleep for the past…
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Could Elvis’ Graceland hold a key to bridging America’s cultural divide?
Nearly 50 years have passed since Elvis Presley died; save for an annual August observance…