How Asian Beauty Replaced French Beauty for American Aesthetes
The crossover of Asian skincare and beauty aesthetics into American culture is more than a passing trend — it’s a…
Another State, Another Inequitable School Funding Formula
Yesterday, a judge ruled that major reforms are needed to Connecticut’s public schools and school funding formulas. By…
Why the Media Should Report on Shooters and Terrorists
It’s the job of journalists, and we owe it to our readers. By Joanne Zalatoris A memorial to…
Discrimination by Design
The many ways design decisions treat people unequally. By Lena Groeger Original Home Owners’ Loan Corporation redlined map…
How Friends Make Us Happy on Facebook
Surprise: The more engaged and supportive our friends are, the better we feel. By Nathan Collins (Photo: Chris…
When It Comes to Fighting Obesity, It Takes a Village
Typically, when we analyze something like obesity, we tend to downplay the communitarian element. Americans value the individualist…
Shooting Down One Excuse for Why Women Make Less
Data from Australia suggests females do indeed ask for raises, but are less likely than men to receive…
Malawi’s Secret Weapon Against HIV: Male Circumcision
The small African country has significantly lowered its rates of HIV/AIDS — in no small part through circumcising men and…
The Lone Pine
Following Japan’s 2011 earthquake, a furious tsunami swept away an entire forest of pine in the city of…
Frank Ocean’s ‘Blond(e)’: A Historic Throwback, and a Crucial Album for 2016
Ocean’s latest channels black existentialism, a 20th-century philosophy with a remarkably contemporary outlook on the social and political…