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Sometimes they hear they’re supposed to stay active and engaged. Other times they’re vilified for holding on to power too long. It’s all made ‘knowing when it’s time’ a whole lot harder.
Research shows athlete disclosures about their mental health can encourage people to seek help and talk honestly about mental illness. But heckling and backlash threaten that progress.
Global soccer was in the doldrums in the early 1990s – with poor ethics and boring defensive tactics. Then FIFA set about changing the game.
Sensationalizing extreme behaviors like self-starvation and ‘bonesmashing’ rather than treating them as mental health symptoms can prevent boys and young men from getting much-needed care.
Centuries-old habits shaped today’s fashion standards.
There was once a bipartisan consensus that media power had to be regulated if democracy were to survive.
The greatest satirists do more than expose hypocrisy. They reshape how citizens understand power and civic responsibility.
Due to the vagaries of her music manuscripts and the historical neglect of women composers, Bembo and her opera were overlooked for centuries.
Cubans are using AI image generators to imagine US intervention in their country. The results look straight out of the 1890s.
As TikTok invests in short-form scripted series, it’s leaning into the same storytelling, advertising and viewing habits that defined television.
Our engagement with AI is at a crossroads: Will we treat it as an all-knowing oracle or as a tool to expand our own way of seeing the world?
For two decades, researchers have studied soccer ball aerodynamics. Latest tests suggest the 2026 ball is more stable, but with a slightly shorter range.
Opponents of guaranteed-income programs often argue that recipients will simply take the money and be less motivated to do any work whatsoever.
New York City played a starring role in the golden age of comics. And like Kirby, many of the genre’s most famous artists were Jewish.
Few people probably know the female songwriters featured in this article, yet Motown relied heavily upon their contributions to cement its place in music history.
Why do rap lyrics continue to be used to demonize people inside and outside the courtroom, in ways that no other art form has to contend with?
Unstructured play – especially the kind that allows kids to test their limits – can help children become competent, independent adults.
The US and UK both face a housing crisis. But while US policy has stalled, the UK has just enacted major protections for renters.
Chang, a refreshing, low-strength brew, and arak, its stronger relative, have long been part of Tibetan rituals.
AI’s apparent inability to generate interesting and unique images and videos is becoming harder to ignore.
A new study suggests that the decades-long march toward cremation may not last forever – particularly if Gen Z’s preferences pan out.
A food chemist explains how black garlic is made, and how its health benefits are promising but still under-researched.
Throughout the history of the language, what has been considered ‘bad’ speech often becomes ‘proper.’ You just have to give it time.
State lawmakers are trying to shield tracks from nuisance lawsuits − but the larger threat may be rising land values and redevelopment pressures.
To what extent has the line between playful community space and commercial spectacle been blurred?























