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The New Yorker turns 100 − how a poker game pipe dream became a publishing powerhouse
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How the human neck became a locus of power, beauty and frailty
I broke its neck. When making a vase at the potter’s wheel, I torqued its…
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The illusion of equal opportunity for minority NFL coaches
On the day after the New England Patriots ended their NFL season with a miserable…
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Kendrick Lamar’s big Super Bowl moment
In the September 2024 NFL ad announcing Kendrick Lamar as the halftime performer at Super…
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5 Super Bowl commercials that deserve places in the advertising hall of shame
What makes something a flop? Not the kind of flop that Kansas City Chiefs quarterback…
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Why Trump’s rage defies historical and literary comparisons, according to a classics expert
The Greek divinity Nemesis, rarely depicted in art, has no place in the Olympian pantheon…
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I’m a sports psychologist and diehard Eagles fan
The Super Bowl is one of the world’s most significant single-day sporting events. It attracts…
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Rare portraits reveal the humanity of the slaves who revolted on the Amistad
On the night of July 1, 1839, 53 enslaved Africans revolted aboard the slaving schooner…
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The Black librarian who rewrote the rules of power, gender and passing as white
“Just Because I am a Librarian doesn’t mean I have to dress like one.” With…
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How hip-hop and house revolutionized music and culture
There was a time when artists representing two of America’s biggest homegrown musical genres wouldn’t…