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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…
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As nativist politics surge throughout Europe, soccer’s ‘Euros’ showcase a more benign type of nationalism
When nationalism combines with soccer in the stadiums and streets of Europe, it tends to…
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The science behind Ariana Grande’s vocal metamorphosis
While promoting her role in the upcoming film adaptation of the Broadway hit “Wicked,” singer…
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4 books by Black Philadelphia women that depict struggle and joy in the City of Sisterly Love
The four works described below, all written by Black Philadelphia women, appear in my new…
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By revealing their mental health struggles, pro athletes are scoring with fans
On June 5, 2024, the Boston Red Sox placed relief pitcher Chris Martin on the…
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Fandom generally signifies monitoring your favored group for yrs − so why are the Olympics so very good at making us root for sports activities and athletes we tune out most of the time?
Just about every four a long time, millions of People be part of billions of…
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Colorado is household to the longest-operating homosexual rodeo in the world
The Colorado Gay Rodeo Affiliation has held a gay rodeo every calendar year considering that…
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ChatGPT and the film ‘Her’ are just the most recent instance of the ‘sci-fi suggestions loop’
In May possibly 2024, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman sparked a firestorm by referencing the 2013…
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How the surrealists utilised randomness as a catalyst for imaginative expression
A century ago, French writer and poet André Breton penned his “Manifesto of Surrealism,” which…
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For many Olympic medalists, silver stings much more than bronze
At the 2022 Beijing Olympics, a distraught Alexandra Trusova received silver and immediately declared, “I…