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Cubans are using AI image generators to imagine US intervention in their country. The results look straight out of the 1890s.

As TikTok invests in short-form scripted series, it's leaning into the same storytelling, advertising and viewing habits that defined television.

Our engagement with AI is at a crossroads: Will we treat it as an all-knowing oracle or as a tool to expand our own way of seeing the world?

For two decades, researchers have studied soccer ball aerodynamics. Latest tests suggest the 2026 ball is more stable, but with a slightly shorter range.

Opponents of guaranteed-income programs often argue that recipients will simply take the money and be less motivated to do any work whatsoever.

New York City played a starring role in the golden age of comics. And like Kirby, many of the genre's most famous artists were Jewish.

Few people probably know the female songwriters featured in this article, yet Motown relied heavily upon their contributions to cement its place in music history.

Why do rap lyrics continue to be used to demonize people inside and outside the courtroom, in ways that no other art form has to contend with?

Unstructured play - especially the kind that allows kids to test their limits - can help children become competent, independent adults.

The US and UK both face a housing crisis. But while US policy has stalled, the UK has just enacted major protections for renters.