Culture Archives

Social Justice

Working Moms: The Kids Are All Right

Working mothers tend to be happier and healthier than mothers who stay at home caring for young children.

Social Justice

OMG UR Phone Knows UR Texting + Driving!

By analyzing keystrokes of cell phone texters, researchers have developed a way to keep drivers’ hands on the wheel and off their mobile device.

Vince Beiser

Social Justice

Documentary Frames Graphic Art’s Political Ferment

A stirring compilation of instances where the pen, or brush, was equivalent to the sword raises the question of whether it can compete with the keyboard.

Lewis Beale

Social Justice

Musicals Have the Power to Change Minds

New research finds a work of musical theater can impact the way audiences think about a social issue.

Tom Jacobs

Social Justice

Library Parks Foster Community in Colombia

Medellín, Colombia’s “library parks” — built for its poorest residents — are bringing sanity and community to one of the world’s most violent cities.

Greg Nichols