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Bob Dylan and the creative leap that transformed modern music
The Bob Dylan biopic “A Complete Unknown,” starring Timothée Chalamet, focuses on Dylan’s early 1960s…
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The Wanamaker organ has been part of a treasured holiday tradition in Philly for over 100 years − a historian explains its illustrious past and uncertain future
After Macy’s announced in November 2023 its plans to close approximately 150 locations across the…
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How should we look to history to make sense of Luigi Mangione’s alleged murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson?
I’m a Gilded Age historian who has drawn parallels between our current moment and the…
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For enslaved people, the holiday season was a time for revelry – and a brief window to fight back
During the era of slavery in the Americas, enslaved men, women and children also enjoyed…
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‘Love Is Blind’ contestants count as employees − new US government agency finding could shake up reality TV production
When members of a reality TV show’s cast sign a contract to participate in a…
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How liberals lost comedy − and helped Trump win
Throughout the 2024 election cycle, reproductive rights were an electoral vulnerability for Donald Trump. Though…
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Why ‘A Charlie Brown Christmas’ almost didn’t air − and why it endures
It’s hard to imagine a holiday season without “A Charlie Brown Christmas.” The 1965 broadcast…
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The chilling crime spree of The Order – and its lasting effect on today’s white supremacists
Justin Kurzels’ new historical crime drama, “The Order,” starring Jude Law and Nicholas Holt, is…
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Infectious diseases killed Victorian children at alarming rates — their novels highlight the fragility of public health today
Modern medicine has enabled citizens of wealthy, industrialized nations to forget that children once routinely…
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Polarization, brain rot and brat – the 2024 words of the year point to the power, perils and ephemeral nature of digital life
Ever since the American Dialect Society selected a Word of the Year at its conference…