The Self-Fulfilling Oscar Calendar
How the Academy Awards shrink the year in movies to down to no more than a few months.
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Online Dating Shows Us the Cold, Hard Facts About Race in America
People can say whatever they want, but when the selection criteria for partners are formalized through profiles and response decisions, we can no longer hide from ourselves.
The Secret of Comedy Really Is Timing
New research suggests we do find humor in tragedy, but only during a specific, limited window of time.
If You Don’t Talk About Race, People Might Think You’re Racist
A look at the results of a new study out of Harvard.
The History of a Year
An examination of the (many) books that are built around a specific 52-week period.
The Migraines and the Music: Was Wagner Inspired by Headache Pain?
Three German researchers present evidence that Wagner interwove his headache pain into his operas.
The Human Element
How one rebellious 30-year-old defied his bosses, hijacked tons of equipment, and gave football fans instant replay 50 years ago.
The Original Cat Ladies
How—and why—cats were so often used to portray suffragettes as silly, infantile, incompetent, and ill-suited to political engagement during the women's suffrage movement in the United States.
Sorry, but Your Selfies Are Not Art
Selfies are no more art than a can of paint falling on a blank piece of paper is a Jackson Pollock.