Man sitting on a pool chair with his arms joyfully thrown up

On Gold Diggers

A cultural history of gold diggers.
Signage reading, "Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas Nevada"

What Happens in Vegas is None of Your Business

You know that slogan? It was implemented as tourism marketing in 2003 after being developed by the ad agency R&R Partners.
Still from the film "Ex-Machina" depicting Ava examining potential faces

Ex Machinations in the Turing Test

Artificial Intelligence and the Turing Test.
Sidney Poitier and Katharine Houghton in a still from the 1967 film, "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner"

The Etiquette of Desegregation

How whites and blacks had to learn new forms of etiquette post desegregation.
Bill Cosby sitting across from Lisa Bonet

Not Quite Right: The Father Daughter Dynamic in the Cosby Show

The father daughter dynamic in Cosby's show reveals how enmeshed we are in rape and misogynistic culture.
"Heirlooms and Accessories", 2003, Ink-jet prints on paper in wooden artist's frames w/ rhinestones, in three parts.

Responding to Terror: The Art of Kerry James Marshall

Given the recent domestic terror, Kerry James Marshall and his art are more relevant and necessary than ever.
Oil painting titled "Fur Traders Descending the Missouri" by George Caleb Bingham

George Caleb Bingham: On Display in All His American Contradictions

An exhibition called "Navigating the West: George Caleb Bingham and the River," explores the artist in all of his contradictions.
Cartoon character Underdog

How Second-Wave Feminists Saw Saturday Morning Cartoons

Before the Bechdel test, second-wave feminists looked at sexist portrayals in Saturday Morning cartoons
Still from MTV's Catfish depicting Nev Schulman and Max Joseph investigating

Gone (Cat)Fishing: How Language Detectives Tackle Online Anonymity

Linguistic clues might be the solution to identifying anonymous online users.