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Birkin handbags, Walmart’s ‘Wirkin’ and the meme-ification of class warfare
Aarushi Bhandari, Davidson College
In previous eras of internet culture, mockery of the rich and famous was usually relegated to far-left forums.
But as 2025 begins,...
Caitlin Clark, Christine Brennan and how racial stereotypes persist in the media’s WNBA coverage
Molly Yanity, University of Rhode Island
The “Caitlin Clark effect,” or the impact on women’s basketball from a ponytailed rookie phenomenon from America’s heartland, is...
Southern California is extremely dry, and that’s fueling fires − maps show just how dry
Ming Pan, University of California, San Diego
Dry conditions across Southern California set the stage for a series of deadly wind-driven wildfires that burned thousands...
Trump gets an ‘unconditional discharge’ in hush money conviction − a constitutional law expert explains what that means
Wayne Unger, Quinnipiac University
Donald Trump is now a convicted felon, and will be the first president of the United States with a felony conviction.
On...
Crossing the Uncanny Valley: Breakthrough in technology for lifelike facial expressions in androids
A research group led by Osaka University has developed a technology that allows androids to dynamically express their mood states, such as “excited” or...