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A 1910 watercolor portrait of Belle da Costa Greene by Laura Coombs Hills. The Morgan Library & Museum, New York, gift of the Estate of Belle da Costa Greene.

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The Black librarian who rewrote the rules of power, gender and passing as white

Staff Writer - February 1, 2025

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Kevin Blatt: Confessions of a Sex Tape Broker

Daniel Craig played James Bond in five films from 2006 to 2021. Greg Williams/Eon Productions via Getty Images

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What Amazon MGM’s creative control over the James Bond film franchise means for the future of 007

Rescue workers search debris for victims of the Labor Day hurricane of 1935, a Category 5 storm that devastated parts of the Florida Keys. Bettman/Getty Images

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Hemingway, after the hurricane

Many members of the 27 Club are outsize in their cultural influence. Psychology Forever/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA

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The 27 Club isn’t true, but it is real − a sociologist explains why myths endure and how they shape reality

Donald Trump has long been fodder for late-night TV hosts − but he got the last laugh during the 2024 election. Spencer Platt/Getty Images

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How liberals lost comedy − and helped Trump win

Staff Writer - December 17, 2024

Quincy Jones conducts an orchestra in Rome in May 2004. Frank Micelotta/Getty Images

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Why Quincy Jones should be prominently featured in US music education...

Staff Writer - December 15, 2024

Elon Musk’s ties with Donald Trump could affect how the former president would approach U.S. space policy. Saul Martinez via Getty Images

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SpaceX’s Elon Musk endorsed Donald Trump for president – what this...

Staff Writer - August 13, 2024

Sean Combs attends an event in Atlanta in August 2023. Paras Griffin/Getty Images

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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ case raises questions about the many observers who...

Staff Writer - November 25, 2024

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Why a handwritten will found in Aretha Franklin’s couch got R‑E‑S‑P‑E‑C‑T...

Staff Writer - July 16, 2023

Lynch, the director of ‘Twin Peaks’ and ‘Mulholland Drive,’ died in January 2024 at the age of 78. Hector Mata/AFP via Getty Images

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David Lynch exposed the rot at the heart of American culture

Staff Writer - January 17, 2025

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For pro athletes on the cusp of retirement, what psychological challenges...

Staff Writer - January 4, 2016

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From generations of infidelity and pain, Beyoncé makes ‘Lemonade’

Staff Writer - April 27, 2016

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EXPLORING NATURE

The artifacts found at Longtan, southwest China, were as old as 60,000 years. Qijun Ruan

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Stone tool discovery in China shows people in East Asia were...

Staff Writer - April 1, 2025

Ben Marwick, University of Washington New technologies today often involve electronic devices that are smaller and smarter than before....

The 6.9 magnitude Loma Prieta earthquake near San Francisco in 1989 caused about $6.8 billion in damage and 63 deaths. J.K. Nakata/U.S. Geological Survey

US earthquake safety relies on federal employees’ expertise

April 1, 2025

Black holes, like the one in this illustration, can spray powerful jets. S. Dagnello (NRAO/AUI/NSF), CC BY-SA

Jets from powerful black holes can point astronomers toward where −...

March 31, 2025

After gathering data on the captured anole, the team releases it back to the wild. Neil Losin/Day's Edge Prods.

Amid a tropical paradise known as ‘Lizard Island,’ researchers are cracking...

March 25, 2025

Experts predict that egg prices will keep climbing in 2025. Lindsey Nicholson/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

Egg prices soar as outdated supply chains crack under pressure

March 24, 2025