A Kentucky Democrat went viral this week after admitting she felt guilty about her skin color in a speech defending diversity, equity and inclusion programs in public schools. "I'm going to be honest, ...

My female students at the University of Virginia are worried about the state of the opposite sex. The women who take my “sociology of family” class tell of brothers living in their parents’ basements, ...

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In my old life, I liked mornings, but I wasn’t a “morning person.” I would routinely stay up late watching TV or reading in bed and say yes to dinners that started long after nightfall. My ...

A self-aware and soft-spoken Eddie Murphy plays docent to his own career in a new documentary. By Glenn Kenny When you purchase a ticket for an independently reviewed film through our site, we earn an ...

Being curt or outright mean may make a newer AI model more accurate, a new study shows, defying previous findings on politeness to AI. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...

“Pursue peace of mind,” Eddie Murphy says in the trailer (below) for Netflix documentary Being Eddie. “If you’ve got that, then you’ve got it all.” It’s great advice. But then again, it’s coming from ...

Having a shorter stature may be beneficial for living a longer life. Research suggests that people who are shorter may live two to seven years longer than their taller peers. Several factors, ...

Eddie Murphy’s next movie finds him in the role of a lifetime: himself. The Netflix documentary “Being Eddie” (streaming Nov. 12) chronicles the comedian’s nearly 50-year career from his start on ...

One of the things I love most about science is that sometimes it gets things wrong. In other disciplines, errors are fatal; chefs don’t benefit from poisoning their patrons. But scientists learn early ...

You might not be fired outright − but your employer could be quietly pushing you out. Quiet firing isn’t a myth; it’s a real and common phenomenon. A 2025 HRTech survey of more than 1,000 U.S.

Judges and other judicial officers such as magistrates, court commissioners, and arbitrators shoulder a profound responsibility - upholding the rule of law, protecting rights, and ensuring that ...