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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 might have ignored his alleged crimes

Staff Writer - November 25, 2024

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The #BettyWhiteChallenge highlights the growth of animal philanthropy and the role of rescues

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What is involuntary manslaughter? A law professor explains the charge facing Alec Baldwin for ‘Rust’ shooting death

Around the world, Taylor Swift’s fan base skews female. AP Photo/Heinz Peter Bader

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The only thing limiting Taylor Swift’s popularity is partisan polarization

Attendees dance as a band plays during the last day of the 2024 Republican National Convention in Milwaukee. Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images

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Taylor Swift’s endorsement of Kamala Harris shows how big a role music is playing in the 2024 election

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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

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...

Staff Writer - November 4, 2024

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...

Staff Writer - February 1, 2025

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

Billy Joel was diagnosed with normal pressure hydrocephalus. Ethan Miller/Getty Images

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Billy Joel has excess fluid in his brain – a neurologist...

Staff Writer - May 28, 2025

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Kevin Blatt: Confessions of a Sex Tape Broker

Robert Michael Jones - September 6, 2016

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Was the Kim Kardashian Robbery an Inside Job—or Even a PR...

Rob Hill - October 6, 2016

Will Rogers made a career out of making fun of politics and politicians − with a generous spirit. George Rinhart/Corbis via Getty Images

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View politics critically but charitably and with good old common sense:...

Staff Writer - September 23, 2024

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SpaceX’s Starship rocket launches in August 2025. Ronaldo Schemidt/AFP via Getty Images

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Superheavy-lift rockets like SpaceX’s Starship could transform astronomy by making space...

Staff Writer - January 11, 2026

Martin Elvis, Smithsonian Institution After a string of dramatic failures, the huge Starship rocket from SpaceX had a fully...

Skiers and snowboarders walk across dry ground to reach a slope at Bear Mountain ski resort on Dec. 21, 2025, in California. Eric Thayer/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images

The western US is in a snow drought, and storms have...

January 8, 2026

Solar power has been expanding quickly, but natural gas is also booming. Gerard Julien/AFP via Getty Images

The battle over a global energy transition is on between petro-states...

January 6, 2026

Why did this community burn one woman’s remains in such a visible, spectacular way? Patrick Fahey

Oldest known cremation in Africa poses 9,500-year-old mystery about Stone Age...

January 3, 2026

U.S. researchers are seeking the light at the end of a rough year for science. Westend61/Getty Images

‘This year nearly broke me as a scientist’ – US researchers...

December 31, 2025