Culture
“Levitated Mass”: Art or environmental crime?
March 15, 2012The sheer grandiosity of the project - the nightly slow motion parade through 22 cities, the $10-to-$20 million price tag - provoked new conversations about the validity of Earth Art,
Read moreBands want music pulled from Limbaugh’s “right-wing clown show”
March 14, 2012"Our response: Hey, stop using our music on your racist, misogynist, right-wing clown show."
Read moreUnion workers craft the Oreo cookie – America’s 100-year favorite
March 6, 2012Oreos - with their dark chocolate shells and creamy white center - have been a household name for a long time. Today marks the 100th anniversary of the sandwich cookies, reports the AFL-CIO blog.
Read moreBig East, other conferences negatively affected by realignment
March 5, 2012The landscape of collegiate athletics is changing, and nearly every school that participates in one of the six major conferences is being affected.
Read moreHappy birthday, Marian Anderson! (with video)
February 27, 2012Mariann Anderson, the great contralto, perhaps the most renowned of the 20th century, would have been 115 years old today.
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