Two new books, 'Blank Space' and 'A Danger to the Minds of Young Girls' examine capitalism and the arts in different eras.

Sometimes we take things we have around for granted. Basically, we assume that this one useful thing we always have available will be like this whenever we travel around the world. And then we learn ...

The term "masterpiece" might be overused and hyperbolic, but it definitely fits movie gems of the 21st century like ...

The 21st-century civilization has faced dramatic challenges related to the ecology and welfare of every single person.

Fax was a breakthrough when Alexander Bain invented it in the 19th century, allowing documents to travel faster and more ...

UC Santa Barbara has been seeing a lot of wins in recent weeks. Not too long after the university celebrated two of its professors — Michel H. Devoret and John M. Martinis — for their 2025 Nobel ...

On December 6, 1999, just 25 days before the new millennium, the Recording Industry Association of America filed a lawsuit against file-sharing platform Napster for copyright infringement. Now, 25 ...

Music is blending into an algorithm-generated playlist, cinema is dominated by blockbuster movies from decades-old franchises, and the rest of the cultural scene is as flat and bland as a pancake.

Eric Law is a Game Rant contributor from Pennsylvania, USA. An MMORPG-focused video game writer for Game Rant for two years and counting, Eric cut his teeth on gaming since he was a wee lad watching ...

It started in 1818 with a single tow—but the tugboat would go on to revolutionize global shipping. This is the forgotten story of the machine that keeps ports moving and disasters at bay. John Thune’s ...

A lot has changed in fashion over the past quarter century. Brands came and went. Pants were baggy then they were skinny, then baggy again. Brands once considered titans of the subculture known as ...