Art in Real Life: Do You Know How to Behave? <em>Are You Sure?</em>

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Articles from other new sources (standard media outlets and scientific postings) covering contemporary issues and activities with an Art in Real Life POV.

Do You Know How to Behave? Are You Sure?
Iran Jails Young Couple in Viral Dancing Video for 10+ Years
How World War I Changed Literature
How North Korea’s thought police hunt down foreign influences
What makes pop songs so catchy?
Birdsong isn’t just competition for mates or territory: Zebra finches sing to bond
The History and Psychology of Clowns Being Scary
The hidden meanings of Pope Benedict XVI’s ruby-red shoes
Friday essay: grey-haired and radiant – reimagining ageing for women
Friday essay: empathy or division? On the science and politics of storytelling
The Christmas tree is a tradition older than Christmas
‘Untraditional’ Hanukkah celebrations are often full of traditions for Jews of color
Over the holidays, try talking to your relatives like an anthropologist
‘Tis the season to be jolly: singing Christmas carols together isn’t just a tradition, it’s also good for you
Young women were the true originators of the Grimms’ Tales
Allow this story about dancing Brazilian players to make your day
Why do we make snap judgments based on facial appearance?
Clicking with Your Kin
The Roots of American Islamophobia
Wimbledon Finally Lets Women Wear Dark Undershorts to Ease Period ‘Anxiety’
Princess Diana was the queen of revenge fashion
We’re More of Ourselves When We’re in Tune with Others
Feeling Stressed? Read a Poem.
Why Is That Funny? How evolution made us laugh.
A Championship Season in Mariachi Country
Everyday African American Vernacular English is a dialect born from conflict and creativity
Here’s what it’s like to be persecuted for your hair
The Meaning Behind Six Objects on Día de los Muertos Altars
Virgin Atlantic Is Dropping Its Gendered Uniform Policy
Y’all: the Most Inclusive of All Pronouns
How Should a Business Bro Dress?
Your home, office or uni affects your mood and how you think. How do we know? We looked into people’s brains
King Charles III will be coronated in May. The ritual has ancient origins – here’s what we can expect
Who invented music? The search for stone flutes, clay whistles and the dawn of song
How a viral song became the unofficial anthem of Iran’s protests
The Elitist History of Wearing Black to Funerals
12-FOOT-TALL LITTLE AMAL WALKS NYC, A PLACE OF RADICAL PUPPETRY
How a 1989 poster became a fixture on the front lines in the battle over abortion rights
How Stoicism influenced music from the French Renaissance to Pink Floyd
‘An obsession with order, hierarchy, and one’s place within it’: what The Queue says about Englishness
Rituals create community by translating our love into action
The subtle messages of Kate Middleton and Meghan Markle’s funeral dresses
Why it is awesome that your brain can experience awe
Some Like It Not: Are Men in Dresses Still Funny?
Queen Elizabeth, fashion icon? Yes.
Painting Michelle Obama Took 9 Months. Keeping It Secret Took 6 Years.
Why King Charles’s profile may face left on British coins, and why it matters.
Color and magic fill Bali’s skies with the return of a beloved kite festival
Pardon Me! Learn the Formal Words for Bodily Functions
Words and Gestures To Say “Hello” Around the World
Leibniz had rules for standing out for all the right reasons
It’s time to appreciate domestic artistry like sewing and baking
Terrifying dragons have long been a part of many religions, and there is a reason for their appeal
Why virtue signaling isn’t the same as virtue – it actually furthers the partisan divide
Fairy Tales Could Be Older Than You Ever Imagined
It could take 20 more years for scientists to truly understand color
With ‘bravery’ as its new brand, Ukraine is turning advertising into a weapon
How the Brain Allows the Deaf to Experience Music
Why religion without belief can still make perfect sense
Christianity was a major part of Indigenous boarding schools – a historian whose family survived them explains
How I learned that swearing can be good for the soul
Seeking belonging, in Ukraine and beyond
I’m a drag queen. Here’s what my art really is.
‘Parentese’ Is Truly a Lingua Franca, Global Study Finds
Someone gave our daughter a White doll. How do we, um, disappear it?
The Social Brain and Brain Size
How a small change to U.S. quarters is part of a big trend in logo design
Look at 3 enduring stories Americans tell about guns to understand the debate over them
What makes us subconsciously mimic the accents of others in conversation
Restored footage reveals how a totem pole raising sparked a cultural rebirth
The man behind the horn: Meet the Kentucky Derby bugler
True Meaning Behind Russian ‘Z’ Symbol Finally Revealed
This Slang Reveals Your Home State
What Do Common English Last Names Reveal?
When war hit Ukraine, dancers mobilized like never before
Dehumanization & Monsters in Literature
What is the Sikh festival of Baisakhi and why is it so sacred?
Sacred hares, banished winter witches and pagan worship – the roots of Easter Bunny traditions are ancient
The Power of Harmony: Musical, Spiritual and Environmental
Rooting out toxic masculinity in the workplace, one cowboy at a time
Anyone can be trained to be creative
Music as resistance: Kyiv’s orchestra plays on
Ukraine’s blue and yellow ‘everywhere’ as world shows unity
How a coming-of-age ritual for Jewish girls aided the rise of women’s rights
Is There Such a Thing as Black Thought?
How a Book is Made. Ink, Paper and a 200,000-Pound Printer. Start the Presses!
What Was Stonehenge For? The Answer Might Be Simpler Than You Thought.
Opinion: More and more Americans say they’re not straight. It gives me hope.
The story of how Swahili became Africa’s most spoken language
We are facing a settler colonial crisis, not an Indigenous identity crisis
How listening to music can take the edge off the menopause transition
Birds shuffle and repeat their tunes to keep the audience listening
Rare African script offers clues to the evolution of writing
What should we do about paintings with racist titles?
Ida B. Wells Is the Latest Historical Black Icon to Be Turned Into a Barbie Doll
A teacher hoped to connect with students with disabilities. She found a way through music.
New US stamp pays tribute to Edmonia Lewis, celebrated Black and Ojibwe sculptor of the 19th century
Study reveals brain networks enabling human conversation
Why the first Buddhas in art wore finely folded Greek tunics
How Black Americans used portraits and family photographs to defy stereotypes