How the Gilded Age’s Top 1 Percent Thrived on Corruption
Source: HISTORY
Learn more about the bribery, fraud, and corruption which ran rampant during the Gilded Age
Culture & Society
How Urban Design Can Make or Break Protests
Source: Smithsonian Magazine
Learn how city geography can affect protests and their outcomes.
Why a German Photographer Trained His Lens on 100-year-old Models
Source: Zoomer
People say with age comes wisdom. With this in mind, photographer Karsten Thormaehlen photographed and interviewed centenarians. What can you learn about yourself and life?
For a radical new perspective on immigration, picture the US as an ancient tree
Source: Aeon
Watch as immigrants create the “tree” of the United States.
From the George Floyd moment to a Black Lives Matter movement, in tweets
Source: The Brookings Institution
To track the development of Black Lives Matter protests in 2020, researchers analyzed social media use.
Do countries with female leaders truly fare better with Covid-19?
Source: Quartz
A popular meme says that countries led by women have excelled at limiting the spread of Covid-19. Do the data back up that claim?
How the Pandemic May Change Our Idea of Success
Source: Psychology Today
Major events have a way of shifting cultural attitudes. Read about why markers such as wealth and power are losing their importance.
What Shakespeare Teaches Us About Living With Pandemics
Read this opinion piece that discusses the correlations we can draw between our time during this pandemic and Shakespeare.
Searching for the real ‘Gullah Gullah Island’
Source: CNN
Watch this short video to learn about how the Enslaved descendants of West African heritage find common ground in order to bring their culture to an entire generation of Americans.
The Great Staycation – How the Coronavirus Pandemic Could Push a Rapid Transition to Creative Domestic Holidays
Source: Resilience
Current events are changing the landscape of vacations as we know them. Enter the rise of the “staycation.” Read more about creative vacation opportunities.