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In the News
Articles from other new sources (standard media outlets and scientific postings) covering contemporary issues and activities with an Art in Real Life POV.
Male lyrebirds imitate a flock of birds to scare females into mating
How Listening to Music Can Have Psychological Benefits
This is your child’s brain on books: Scans show benefit of reading vs. screen time
This Is How Reading Rewires Your Brain, According to Neuroscience
Your Brain on Books: 10 Things That Happen to Our Minds When We Read
Why You Feel Hungry When You See The Color Red
Color Psychology: Does It Affect How You Feel?
The Politics of Pockets
The History and Evolution of Men’s Neckties
Michael Harding: I wear a tie to Zoom meetings. It helps me play a role – myself
How did humans come to dominate the Earth?
If smiles are so easy to fake, why do we trust them?
How Magazines Helped Shape American History
A Father-To-Be Died In An Explosion Caused By A Gender-Reveal Device
Chief of Cherokee Nation Says ‘It’s Time’ for Jeep to Stop Using Name
When men started to obsess over six-packs
Music is a must for young drivers, researchers say
How the Perfect Lawn Became a Symbol of the American Dream
Our sports need a healthier version of masculinity, and men need to create it
What are the origins of Lent?
Basque ethnic identity and collective empowerment are associated with wellbeing
How the brain processes sign language
This dad started a swimwear line with his transgender daughter. It’s giving other families hope.
A 14-year-old was told she couldn’t play volleyball because of her hijab. She fought back.
First US Stamp by Alaska Native Person Spotlights Tlingit Lore
Why telling stories could be a more powerful way of convincing some people to take a COVID vaccine than just the facts
The politics of the necktie — ‘colonial noose’, masculine marker or silk status symbol?
The Case for Semicolons
It’s hard to find children’s books with Black characters, so a coach’s family wrote its own
Mark Cuban had the right idea: It’s time to rethink how we use the national anthem
Marjorie Taylor Greene and the death of the public political apology
It’s not just Trump – presidents and politicians have long shredded etiquette
For the birds? Hardly! Valentine’s Day was reimagined by chivalrous medieval poets for all to enjoy, respectfully
Lunar New Year celebrations will be largely virtual events this year. That’s more bad news for Chinatown USA
The Limits of the Lunchbox Moment
How break dancing made the leap from ’80s pop culture to the Olympic stage
Chinese New Year was always about traveling to family. This year, traditions are at home.
Southern Baptist leaders called Kamala Harris a ‘Jezebel.’ That’s not just insulting, it’s dangerous, experts say.
Trump made an arts commission all White, all male and almost entirely mediocre
Rep. Mondaire Jones, one of the first Black openly gay members of Congress, has become the role model he’d never had
How jewellery got personal
Is the US Capitol a ‘temple of democracy’? Its authoritarian architecture suggests otherwise
Hear the sound of an ancient conch horn, played again after 18,000 years
Ties dropped from Parliament dress code after Māori Party co-leader Rawiri Waititi’s stand
32 Best Patriotic Songs Worthy of a Party in the U.S.A.
Can the brain resist the group opinion?
When Black kids – shut out from the whitewashed world of children’s literature – took matters into their own hands
Do you see red like I see red?
He Wants to Save Classics From Whiteness. Can the Field Survive?
New rules make N.C. schools discuss racism. Some officials opposed the ‘anti-American’ change.
‘Foo Fighters’ frontman Dave Grohl on humanizing the music experience
With Mardi Gras parades cancelled, New Orleans artists create House Floats
Iowa’s House speaker said he can’t make lawmakers wear masks — but he did enforce a ban on jeans
Haitian Rhythms And The Music Of New Orleans
5 Steps To Shake The Feeling That You’re An Impostor
Why rituals are important survival tools during the COVID-19 pandemic
Björn Andrésen was 15 when his role in 1971’s “Death in Venice” earned him the title of “The Most Beautiful Boy in the World.” It nearly ruined his life.
Women’s health is better when women have more control in their society
How Trump’s language shifted in the weeks leading up to the Capitol riot – 2 linguists explain
When it comes to building trust, belonging beats belief, study finds
Pixar adviser and theologian Suzan Johnson Cook on how they came to define ‘soul’ in the film
Rare Violin Tests Germany’s Commitment to Atone for Its Nazi Past
An Organ Recital, With a Coronavirus Shot
Naked mole rats speak in dialect
From ancient Egypt to Cardi B: a cultural history of the manicure
How the US Civil War Influenced Music
Can You Wear Floral on Your Buzz Cut?
PANSEXUALITY: WHAT DOES IT MEAN AND HOW IS IT DIFFERENT FROM BEING BISEXUAL?
Rituals and memories animate a day in the serene life of an Italian grandmother
The problem with India’s ‘love jihad’ laws
Meet YInMn, the First New Shade of Blue in Two Centuries
Jen Hatmaker apologizes for line in inaugural prayer critiqued as erasing Native Americans
GUERRILLA GIRLS ON THREE DECADES OF MASTERING ‘THE ART OF BEHAVING BADLY’
Ambient music at 40: Lawrence English examines the future of a drifting genre
In a year of Black Lives Matter protests, Dutch wrestle (again) with the tradition of Black Pete
What is Pure Land Buddhism? A look at how East Asian Buddhists chant and strive for buddhahood
Why does grammar matter?
How Trump’s language shifted in the weeks leading up to the Capitol riot – 2 linguists explain
Voters are starting to act like hard-core sports fans – with dangerous repercussions for democracy
Strange costumes of Capitol rioters echo the early days of the Ku Klux Klan – before the white sheets
Amanda Gorman reminds us that poetry is not a luxury
A guide to the fabulous coats at the inauguration, from Kamala Harris to Michelle Obama
To honor Kamala Harris, these women are bringing a traditional Indian art form to D.C., made by thousands of hands
Capitol mob wasn’t just angry white men – there were angry white women as well
The secret lives of Saudi women
Inside the lives of Orthodox Jewish women
The secret lives of Yakuza women
The hurtful truth I never told my parents
Я/МЫ: Why are Russians using this symbol?
The fascinating history of the f-word
The birth of a new language
The perfect insults you’ve never heard of
The happy history of the word ‘cheers’
Why getting a name right matters
City of London to remove statues of politicians with slavery links
Air Force Women Celebrate New Rules Allowing Longer Hairstyles
From Biden’s giant Bible to Christian flags waved by rioters, ‘religion’ means different things to different people and different eras
The Marine Band has played at every inauguration since Jefferson. It’s one tradition that will carry on this year.
Six Verbs That Make You Sound Weak (No Matter Your Job Title)
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