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Women are reclaiming their place in baseball
For most baseball fans, hope springs eternal on Opening Day. Many of those fans –…
Category: Arts
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With Hooters on the verge of bankruptcy, a psychologist reflects on her time spent studying the servers who work there
In 1983, six businessmen got together and opened the first Hooters restaurant in Clearwater, Florida.…
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Mae Reeves used showstopping hats to fuel voter engagement and Black entrepreneurship
Lula “Mae” Reeves, one of the first Black women in Philly to own her own…
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Trump administration seeks to starve libraries and museums of funding by shuttering this little-known agency
On March 14, 2025, the Trump administration issued an executive order that called for the…
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Can animals make art?
In the forests of eastern Australia, satin bowerbirds create structures known as “bowers.” The males…
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Spanish speakers in Philadelphia break traditional rules of formal and informal speech in signs around town
I’ve discovered something fascinating about how Spanish speakers in Philadelphia address each other and communicate…
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People say they prefer stories written by humans over AI-generated works, yet new study suggests that’s not quite true
People say they prefer a short story written by a human over one composed by…
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An artist traces her choices under Putin’s Russia – from resistance to retreat to exile – one mural at a time
Victoria Lomasko, a graphic artist and muralist, has spent her career documenting how authoritarianism took…
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From pulpits to protest, the surprising history of the phrase ‘pride and prejudice’
Most readers hear “pride and prejudice” and immediately think of Jane Austen’s most famous novel,…
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When algorithms take the field – inside MLB’s robo-umping experiment
Baseball fans tuning into spring training games may have noticed another new wrinkle in a…