Illinois lawmakers passed two bills banning discriminatory disability mascots and Native American team names in schools, ...

Many of us know that Japan took its Buddhism, its urban design, its flower-viewing rites and several of its art forms from China, often by way of Korea. You feel that influence today everywhere from ...

Émile Durkheim was a son of a son of a rabbi. This legacy traced back eight generations and he himself was in a yeshiva ...

Long considered a special finger, the thumb is emerging from the shadows. And with it, a long-underestimated piece of jewelry ...

African textiles are rich with history and culture, often carrying hidden meanings in their intricate patterns ...

The former imperial capital is both the symbol of Japan's temples and geishas and of globalized overtourism. And yet, blocks ...

It is essential to understand how rural communities establish their cultural relationships with the ecosystems across ...

I’m not sure what is so funny about watching different people torture another human being, even when that human being can’t feel any pain. If anything, I was disgusted at the creativity of ...

Step into a worldwide journey through 36 cultural objects that tell stories of identity, tradition, and innovation. From sacred symbols to everyday tools, each artifact offers a glimpse into the ...

Throughout the halcyon years of Georgetown basketball, the student section formed a key component of the Hoyas’ success and the culture that surrounded them. But after the better part of two decades ...

First, the obvious. Using an Implicit Association Test (which checks "hidden" attractions and repulsion), PEW surveyed 100 people from different categories of racial identification and found that few ...

“It didn’t surprise me to see women taking that symbol, where it filtered through the culture with renewed ... which is a different thing altogether.” It’s worth remembering that Atwood ...