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Sixteen-Year-Old Unmade Bed Sells for $4.3 Million Dollars

Published on February 2, 2019 in Culture by Erica Goss

By Erica Goss. Why do people buy art?

Published on January 27, 2019 in Culture by Gabrielle Daniels

By Gabrielle Daniels. Dating from 1898, scholars believe this microfilm is the earliest cinema of African American love.

Published on December 23, 2018 in Culture by Angelique Zobitz

By Angelique Zobitz. When the Second Amendment doesn’t protect black gun owners from police murder.

Published on December 22, 2018 in Culture by Jeffrey Cyphers Wright

By Jeffrey Cyphers Wright. ’Tis the season to forgo regret.

Published on December 9, 2018 in Culture/U.S. by William Considine

By William Considine. A tale of a Boy Scout pack versus a political rogue.

Published on November 24, 2018 in Culture by Devon Balwit

By Devon Balwit. Scientists in Borneo have found a 40,000 year old figurative painting, the oldest in the world.

Published on October 28, 2018 in Culture by Rob Carney

By Rob Carney. This Halloween, a foray into a surprising intersection between Egyptian mummmies and poetry.

Published on October 8, 2018 in Culture by Michael J. Abraham

By Michael J. Abraham. Going, going, gone: a Banksy artwork self-destructs at auction, leaving its buyer richer.

Published on October 1, 2018 in Culture/MeToo by Ashley Green

By Ashley Green. It’s time to talk about sexual assault until we are out of breath.

Published on September 30, 2018 in Culture/MeToo by Julia Mohn

By Julia Mohn. The textbooks don’t tell you how to end the nightmares or speak up when he holds you down.