In the aftermath of the recent, logic-defying presidential election, many commentators sought to rationalize one of the most surprising...

The most popular television comedy in the United States, The Big Bang Theory, catalogues the lives of a group of young scientists. The...

Almost every year since its inception in 1901, the Nobel Committee has handpicked the figures that their voters believe represent the...

In a notable scene from Straight Outta Compton, members of the hip-hop group N.W.A. sat at a press conference, answering questions from a...

Michelle Obama’s speech at the 2016 Democratic National Convention, uncontestably one of the most powerful convention speeches, stressed...

If the Nobel Prize in Literature was established to celebrate words that empower, then the Swedish Academy’s selection of Bob Dylan is...

Perhaps the most defining characteristic of racism in the United States is its pervasiveness. It goes beyond personal attitudes and seeps...

Dr. Joyce Banda served as the first female president of Malawi from 2012 to 2014 and founded the People’s Party in 2011. Prior to serving...

The gay community represents one of the most loyal and ardent voting blocks for the Democratic Party, and despite this election cycle’s...

In the less than three weeks between the first and second presidential debates, the Donald Trump campaign veered toward the precipice of...

Few Americans remember Amelia Bloomer, the fabled feminist who introduced women to the phenomenon of pants. In the 1850s, coinciding with...

“Separating the art from the artist” is an almost impossible — yet arguably necessary — strategy many fans and critics must employ to...

Eight Days a Week a recently released documentary, directed by Ron Howard, sheds light on the early touring years of The Beatles as they...

Last week, the International Criminal Court found Islamic militant Ahmad al-Faqi al-Mahdi guilty of war crimes and sentenced him to nine...

Since being elected three months ago as president of the Philippines with 39 percent of the vote, Rodrigo Duterte has publicly called for...

On August 17, Omran Daqneesh, a five-year-old Syrian boy, narrowly survived a Bashar al-Assad-backed airstrike in Aleppo. Overnight, a...

The busy, relentless lives of those living in New York and New Jersey were disturbed recently by two terrorist bombings, which sent two...

In June, Donald Trump said, “We don’t know anything about Hillary in terms of religion. Now, she’s been in the public eye for years and...

Amongst Venezuela’s internationally recognized figures, 35-year-old Gustavo Dudamel is especially unique: he is a global celebrity in the...

Trayvon Martin. Michael Brown. Sandra Bland. Freddie Gray. Eric Garner. Terrence Crutcher. The names of these murdered black individuals,...