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How Giorgio Armani mastered the art of outfitting Hollywood stars to sell clothes to the masses

  • Written by Elizabeth Castaldo Lundén, Kluge Fellow at the Library of Congress, University of Southern California
imageOver the course of his career, Giorgio Armani outfitted characters in more than 200 films.Franco Origlia/Getty Images

The death of Giorgio Armani marks the passing of one of Italy’s most influential fashion designers.

As someone who studies the intersection of fashion, media and entertainment, I think one of the designer’s most...

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How ‘South Park’ could help Democrats win back the young voters the party lost to Trump

  • Written by Nick Marx, Professor of Film and Media Studies, Colorado State University
image'South Park' creators Matt Stone and Trey Parker appear at Comic-Con 2025 in San Diego on July 24, 2025. Amy Sussman/Getty Images

The Season 27 premiere of “South Park” in July 2025 began like so many of the show’s episodes: Resident bigot Eric Cartman is pissed off. He directs his ire at the Trump administration, which had...

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Drugged driving – including under the influence of cannabis and prescription drugs – is quietly becoming one of the most dangerous road hazards

  • Written by Andrew Yockey, Assistant Professor of Public Health, University of Mississippi
imageDriving under the influence of drugs – be it prescription, legal or illegal – is just as deadly as alcohol. Darwin Brandis/iStock via Getty Images Plus

In October 2023, an unthinkable tragedy unfolded in Coleman, Wisconsin: An 8‑month‑old girl lost her life when a driver, impaired by cannabis, ran a stop sign and crashed...

Read more: Drugged driving – including under the influence of cannabis and prescription drugs – is quietly...

Poland responds to Russian drones incursion by invoking Article 4 of the NATO treaty − what happens next?

  • Written by John Deni, Research Professor of Joint, Interagency, Intergovernmental, and Multinational Security Studies, US Army War College
imageAuthorities inspect a house damaged by debris from a Russian drone shot down in eastern Poland.Wojtek Radwanski/AFP via Getty Images

NATO fighter jets shot down multiple Russian drones in Polish airspace on Sept. 10, 2025, sparking fears of an expanding Russia-Ukraine war.

The incident represented the first such incursion by unmanned Russian...

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Israeli strike in Doha crosses a new line from which relations with Gulf may not recover

  • Written by Kristian Coates Ulrichsen, Fellow for the Middle East at the Baker Institute, Rice University
imageThe dust settles in Doha after the latest Israeli attack in the region.Photo by Jacqueline Penney / AFPTV /AFP via Getty Images

The Israeli airstrike targeting senior Hamas political leaders in Qatar on Sept. 9, 2025, represents the crossing of a number of lines.

Resulting in the deaths of six people but seemingly failing to kill any members of...

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The discovery of a gravitational wave 10 years ago shook astrophysics – these ripples in spacetime continue to reveal dark objects in the cosmos

  • Written by Chad Hanna, Professor of Physics, Penn State
imageWhen two massive objects – like black holes or neutron stars – merge, they warp space and time. Mark Garlick/Science Photo Library

Scientists first detected ripples in space known as gravitational waves from the merger of two black holes in September 2015. This discovery marked the culmination of a 100-year quest to prove one of...

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Where does your glass come from?

  • Written by Aki Ishida, Professor and Director, College of Architecture and Graduate School of Architecture and Urban Design, Washington University in St. Louis
imageVisitors get the sensation of floating above Manhattan at the Summit at One Vanderbilt. These rooms are built with low-iron glass, made with ultrapure silica sand.Benno Schwinghammer/picture alliance via Getty Images

The word “local” has become synonymous with sustainability, whether it’s food, clothes or the materials used to...

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Sacred texts and ‘little bells’: The building blocks of Arvo Pärt’s musical masterpieces

  • Written by Jeffers Engelhardt, Professor of Music, Amherst College
imageFor years, Arvo Pärt has been one of the most performed contemporary classical composers in the world.Calle Hesslefors/ullstein bild via Getty Images

The Estonian composer Arvo Pärt, who turns 90 on Sept. 11, 2025, is one of the most frequently performed contemporary classical composers in the world. Beyond the concert stage and cathedral...

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40 years ago, the first AIDS movies forced Americans to confront a disease they didn’t want to see

  • Written by Scott Malia, Associate Professor of Theatre, College of the Holy Cross
image'Buddies,' which premiered on Sept. 17, 1985, cost just $27,000 to make.Vinegar Syndrome/Roe Bressan/Frameline Distribution

First it was referred to as a “mysterious illness.” Later it was called “gay cancer,” “gay plague” and “GRID,” an acronym for gay-related immune deficiency. Most egregiously,...

Read more: 40 years ago, the first AIDS movies forced Americans to confront a disease they didn’t want to see

Doctors are joining unions in a bid to improve working conditions and raise wages in a stressful health care system

  • Written by Patrick Aguilar, Managing Director of Health, Washington University in St. Louis
imageDr. Maryssa Miller speaks to fellow union members outside George Washington University Hospital in Washington, D.C., in 2024. Maansi Srivastava/The Washington Post via Getty Images

The share of doctors who belong to unions is rising quickly at a time when organized labor is losing ground with other professions. The Conversation U.S. asked Patrick...

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  2. Bail reforms across the US have shown that releasing people pretrial doesn’t harm public safety
  3. How does AI affect how we learn? A cognitive psychologist explains why you learn when the work is hard
  4. Israel’s attack in Doha underscores a stark reality for Gulf states looking for stability and growth: They remain hostage to events
  5. New report ranks Philadelphia and Allentown among toughest cities in America for people with asthma
  6. What causes muscle cramps during exercise? Athletes and coaches may want to look at the playing surface
  7. We tracked every overseas trip by world leaders since the end of the Cold War – here’s what we found
  8. The surprising recovery of once-rare birds
  9. Techno-utopians like Musk are treading old ground: The futurism of early 20th-century Europe
  10. Trump reversed policies supporting electric vehicles − it will affect the road to clean electricity, too
  11. Brazil’s Bolsonaro may soon join ranks of failed coup plotters held to account − hampering the chance of any political comeback
  12. How Trump’s dismissal of a Fed governor could redefine presidential power – if courts agree that he alone can interpret vague laws
  13. Trump’s radical argument that he alone can interpret vague laws fails its first court test in dismissal of Fed governor
  14. Philly’s Puerto Rican Day Parade embodies strength of the mainland’s second-largest Boricua community
  15. When you’re caught between ‘yes’ and ‘no,’ here’s why ‘maybe’ isn’t the way to go
  16. 50 years ago, NASA sent 2 spacecraft to search for life on Mars – the Viking missions’ findings are still discussed today
  17. How is paint made?
  18. Boosting timber harvesting in national forests while cutting public oversight won’t solve America’s wildfire problem
  19. Complying with Trump administration’s attack on DEI could get employers into legal trouble
  20. George Washington’s worries are coming true
  21. Trump’s deployment of the National Guard to fight crime blurs the legal distinction between the police and the military
  22. Infant mortality rises in states with restrictive abortion laws – new research
  23. An Arkansas group’s effort to build a white ethnostate forms part of a wider US movement inspired by white supremacy
  24. Federal judges are frustrated by defiance from the Trump administration and fuzziness from the Supreme Court
  25. Helping teens navigate online racism − study shows which parenting strategy works best
  26. 3 states push to put the Ten Commandments back in school – banking on new guidance at the Supreme Court
  27. Colorado has one of the nation’s highest suicide rates − an ER doctor explains how to bring it down
  28. When it comes to wars − from the Middle East to Ukraine − what we call them matters
  29. Jury trials, a critical part of democracy, are disappearing
  30. Astrology’s appeal in uncertain times
  31. Kennedy hearing deepens crisis over dismantling of CDC leadership - health scholar explains why the agency’s ability to protect public health is compromised
  32. US obliteration of Caribbean boat was a clear violation of international ‘right to life’ laws – no matter who was on board
  33. Civil servant exodus: How employees wrestle with whether to stay, speak up or go
  34. A first connection can make a big difference when it comes to sticking with a career
  35. Scientific objectivity is a myth – cultural values and beliefs always influence science and the people who do it
  36. How Frank Rizzo, a high school dropout, became Philadelphia’s toughest cop and a harbinger of MAGA politics
  37. You can be exposed to PFAS through food, water, even swimming in lakes – new maps show how risk from ‘forever chemicals’ varies
  38. Hidden treasures of America’s national parks are closer than you might think
  39. How RFK Jr.’s misguided science on mRNA vaccines is shaping policy − a vaccine expert examines the false claims
  40. China’s electric vehicle influence expands nearly everywhere – except the US and Canada
  41. AI is transforming weather forecasting − and that could be a game changer for farmers around the world
  42. 5 forecasts early climate models got right – the evidence is all around you
  43. Green gruel? Pea soup? What Westerners thought of matcha when they tried it for the first time
  44. AI’s ballooning energy consumption puts spotlight on data center efficiency
  45. No credit history? No problem − new research suggests shopping data works as a proxy for creditworthiness
  46. From intention to impact: 3 ways men in leadership can build equitable workplaces that work for everyone
  47. 65,000 Pennsylvania kids have a parent in prison or jail − here’s what research says about the value of in-person visits
  48. China’s WWII anniversary parade rekindles cross-strait battle over war narrative − and fears in Taiwan of future conflict
  49. ‘What you feel is valid’: Social media is a lifeline for many abused and neglected young people
  50. What is AI slop? A technologist explains this new and largely unwelcome form of online content