This article suggests that the shutdown of theaters due to the coronavirus could give dramatists the time and inspiration to write new plays.
Tag Archives: Current Events
Why do people react differently when confronting the same threat?
Panic buying? Hoarding toilet paper? This article explores the different ways people have responded to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Restoring Trust and Improving Police and Community Relations
How can relationships between law enforcement and communities begin to improve? Watch as author Dwayne Bryant offers his perspective.
Fighting Stigma with Ice Cream at Sikia Café
Café owners in Uganda encourage their customers to learn sign language to interact with their staff. Choose the Quick Read text option to get the basic story or the Deep Read text option for more details.
A Newly Digitized Logbook Documents Life and Death on a Slave Trading Ship
A slave ship’s logbook was recently found and sent to Georgetown University for preservation. Its record of enslaved lives lost during the ship’s voyage is both tragic and telling.
All the Records the 2020 Hurricane Season Has Broken So Far
Hurricanes, cyclones, and storms—oh, my! Read about all of the records being broken this hurricane season.
The Real Story of Hua Mulan Is More Impressive Than Any Disney Version
The recently released Mulan movie is actually based on an ancient ballad. Many debate whether this ballad is fact or fiction…
Online chess is thriving, a calming constant in a chaotic year
While COVID-19 continues to challenge us physically and emotionally, online chess is here to challenge us mentally. With limitations on what we can do in-person, more and more people are flocking to join the online chess community.
Ruth Bader Ginsburg Fast Facts
Want to know more about the extraordinary Ruth Bader Ginsburg? Read through this list of fast facts revealing some of the important work she accomplished during her career.
No Trick Or Treat: Americans Get Creative To Celebrate Halloween Safely
What will Halloween look like this year with the looming threat of COVID-19? Parents fear for their children’s safety.
Afghan women negotiating with the Taliban say they feel ‘heavy responsibility’
LISTEN: Afghan women fear what will happen to the rights they have fought for over the past two decades if the Taliban resumes power.
The Mask Barons of Etsy
While the coronavirus has led to complications for many workers, some Etsy sellers have made a fortune selling cloth masks to consumers. Read more about the hard work and luck that went into making millions off of a perfect storm of circumstances.
They were on a quest to visit every country. Then coronavirus happened.
People from all walks of life enjoy competitive travel. Unfortunately, the global spread of coronavirus has disrupted many people’s travel plans. Read more about the world of competitive travel and the uncertainty many travelers are facing.
Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s life and work propelled women’s equality front and center
The death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg impacted millions of people who have benefitted from her work for equality. Read about her life and monumental successes.
Why Junteenth is a celebration of hope
Learn about why the people of today are still fighting for the Juneteenth holiday and how it connects to the Civil Rights movement of our past.
Fighting for Social Justice Sparks Ratings Surge for WNBA
Standing up for justice isn’t just good for equality; it’s also good for business.
‘Life may change for us all’: How we respond to the coronavirus crisis will be defining, historians say
Could the coronavirus crisis compel a divided America to become more unified? According to this article, we’re living in “a national defining moment.”
How the news changes the way we think and behave
This article presents the findings of recent research that suggests the news can make us see the world in a negative light, which has a harmful impact on our mental and physical health.
‘Out damned spot’: the Lady Macbeth hand-washing scene that became a Coronavirus meme
How can you tell the works of Shakespeare are timeless? They have a way of showing up in the popular culture of every era, sometimes in surprising ways.
How to Protect Civil Liberties in a Pandemic
COVID-19 has stripped us of some of our basic freedoms, forcing us to stay in our homes, wear masks, and observe social distancing guidelines. Now some people are worried about how government policies crafted in response to the crisis could restrict civil liberties.