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Stand by your Maine: country music’s Northern roots

Staff Writer - October 27, 2014

First lady Nancy Reagan kisses Mickey Mouse as President Ronald Reagan and Minnie Mouse watch 20 bands marching in the unofficial inaugural parade at Disney’s Epcot Center on Memorial Day, May 27, 1985. Bettmann/Getty Images

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Independence Hall, Gettysburg and – Epcot? How Reagan helped elevate Disney to America’s roster of honored patriotic sites

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

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Bob Marley rights dispute shows just how complex music law is

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Singles Market: Of Mice And Men

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The most American pop culture phenomenon of them all

Staff Writer - April 7, 2016

Googoosh performs at Scotiabank Arena on Jan. 17, 2025, in Toronto. Jeremy Chan Photography/Getty Images

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Googoosh, the ‘Voice of Iran,’ has gone quiet – and that’s...

Staff Writer - January 16, 2026

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Singles Market: Warpaint’s ‘New Song’

Antonio Beliveau - October 28, 2016

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Northern soul trademark win shows music subcultures belong to fans

Staff Writer - October 29, 2014

Once viewed by elites with disdain, bachata has become popular worldwide. Erika Santelices/AFP via Getty Images

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How bachata rose from Dominican Republic’s brothels and shantytowns to become...

Staff Writer - July 27, 2025

Faculty, staff and students, including then-Ph.D. student A.D. Carson, protest at Clemson University in 2016. AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins

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Hip-hop can document life in America more reliably than history books

Staff Writer - April 7, 2025

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The messy history of music copyright suits

Staff Writer - March 29, 2015

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Chills and thrills: why some people love music – and others don’t

Staff Writer - March 15, 2015

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People are often concerned about environmental risks lurking near their homes. Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images

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Research about global fishing shows value of detailed environmental data, which...

Staff Writer - July 1, 2026

Mark Axelrod, Michigan State University To help people who are affected by pollution and other environmental harms, it’s common...

Leaving the pyrotechnics to the professionals is safer and more spectacular. YinYang/iStock/Getty Images Plus

Fireworks, heat and drought make this July 4th a recipe for wildfires

June 30, 2026

Rescue workers carry a person on a stretcher in Caracas following an earthquake in Venezuela on June 24, 2026. Juan Barreto/AFP via Getty Images

Aid is on the way after Venezuela’s earthquakes, but it’s not...

June 27, 2026

A June 24, 2026, earthquake shook buildings to the ground, trapping and killing people in Caracas, Venezuela, and nearby communities. Manaure Quintero/AFP via Getty Images

Venezuela’s deadly earthquakes happened on a fault similar to the San...

June 26, 2026

Many yoga classes end with the instructor explaining ‘namaste’ as ‘the divine in me bows to the divine in you.’ Luis Alvarez/DigitalVision via Getty Images

Why it’s OK to say ‘namaste’ in yoga class

June 23, 2026