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How Vernon Dalhart’s 1924 breakthrough recordings launched a genre
Country music’s origin story has been heavily influenced by a romanticized notion of authenticity. Today,…
Category: Arts
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How do breakdancers avoid breaking their necks?
For the first time, street dancers from 15 countries, in addition to one woman from…
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Imane Khelif controversy at Paris Olympics shows how sex testing in women’s sports puts regulators in an impossible bind
In their preliminary 2024 Olympic women’s boxing match, Algeria’s Imane Khelif delivered a painful blow…
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Missy Elliott tours as a headliner − and it’s about time
Missy Elliott’s first-ever headline tour, which stops in Philadelphia on Aug. 5, 2024, comes nearly…
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‘House of the Dragon’ was inspired by the chaos of the Middle Ages, a world without law and order
Students in my medieval history courses often wonder whether historical reality can be gleaned from…
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Inside the dark world of dognapping
It’s late at night, and a stranger walking down an alley sees your family dog…
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Filling the silences in family stories − how to think like a historian to uncover your family’s narrative
Great-grandmothers. We all have them. But most of us will never know them except through…
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What is love? A philosopher explains it’s not a choice or a feeling − it’s a practice
Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question…
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Bob Newhart was more than an actor or comedian – he was a literary master
If you knew Bob Newhart only as an actor – most notably as the star…
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A short history of the rise, fall and return of Detroit’s Michigan Central Station
Detroit celebrated the reopening of its iconic railway station Michigan Central in June 2024 with…