The role of the First Lady is undefined and dependent on the woman in the role, but it's a politically fraught one for all of them. 

The humor in inventing fake animals comes from the fact that the audience is in on the joke. Nevertheless, the line between satire and hoax can be fuzzy.

Artist John Preus maintains a professional design studio that uses 2nd hand materials, including discarded furniture from closed Chicago Public Schools.

As the mother of an introverted child, I felt unnerved by the reactions of adults around me to my daughter’s quietness.

Chess and artificial intelligence have been matched almost since the beginning of AI research, but now there's a new game in town. 

Can images make us love an unlovable place like Antarctica?

Should the term curator be used broadly or narrowly? Can it cover professional museum curators as well as Pinterest boards?

The U.S. Department of Education now recognizes biliteracy as a mark of educational excellence, which may mean that bilingual education is coming back.

So why are chimpanzee throwing rocks at trees? And then collecting the rocks in piles to use again?

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