NewsPronto

 
The Times


.

USA Conversation

The Conversation USA

The Conversation USA

Can sun umbrellas ever become fashionable again in America?

  • Written by Jonathan Coopersmith, Professor of History, Texas A&M University
In Asia, umbrellas are commonly used as a form of sun protection.AP Photo/Kin Cheung

Many of us apply sunscreen when we go to the beach. But walking outside under the fierce summer sun – even if it’s to run a quick errand – can be taxing: We sweat, we get exhausted, we burn and we expose ourselves to dangerous UV rays.

In Asian...

Read more: Can sun umbrellas ever become fashionable again in America?

More Articles ...

  1. Feral pigs harm wildlife and biodiversity as well as crops
  2. Amazon fires are destructive, but they aren't depleting Earth's oxygen supply
  3. Democrats turn a venerable legal tool into a declaration of war
  4. Poland invites nationalism in its commemoration of WWII by moving location and inviting Trump
  5. Catholic Church sex abuse: The difference a Pennsylvania grand jury made in lives of survivors
  6. Setting the historical record straight for the critics of The New York Times project on slavery in America
  7. The Amazon is burning: 4 essential reads on Brazil's vanishing rainforest
  8. Removing mini-shampoos from hotel rooms won't save the environment
  9. Why do college textbooks cost so much? 7 questions answered
  10. Why we need to get back to Venus
  11. Bargain-hunting robocars could spell the end for downtown parking – cities need to plan ahead now
  12. Curious kids: Why don't hummingbirds get fat or sick from drinking sugary nectar?
  13. Changes for a landmark agreement mean immigrant children face harsher treatment in US
  14. 400 years of black giving: From the days of slavery to the 2019 Morehouse graduation
  15. How to have an all-renewable electric grid
  16. Don't ban new technologies – experiment with them carefully
  17. How Hong Kong's protests are affecting its economy
  18. White nationalists' extreme solution to the coming environmental apocalypse
  19. Increasing numbers of Americans support gun background checks
  20. Politicians don't seem to laugh at themselves as much anymore
  21. How to invest if you're worried a recession is coming
  22. Climate scientists may not be the best communicators of climate threats
  23. Mexican women are angry about rape, murder and government neglect – and they want the world to know
  24. What is Haitian Voodoo?
  25. When does trash talking work?
  26. College rankings might as well be student rankings
  27. Trump administration revives public charge clause that kept Nazi-era refugees from the US
  28. The misguided attacks on 'This Land Is Your Land'
  29. How two Islamic groups fell from power to persecution: Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood and Turkey's Gulenists
  30. What states that don't protect LGBTQ workers from discrimination have in common
  31. Students who plan to seek more education than needed for their career earn more money
  32. Guatemala: Corrupción, inseguridad son los primeros retos para el próximo presidente
  33. Guatemala: Corrupción e inseguridad son los primeros retos del próximo presidente
  34. Cómo enseñar mejor a nuestros hijos en la era del big data
  35. Stem cells could regenerate organs – but only if the body won't reject them
  36. Ocean warming has fisheries on the move, helping some but hurting more
  37. Bring on the technology bans!
  38. 5 tips for college students to avoid burnout
  39. Before Trump eyed Greenland: Here’s what happened last time the US bought a large chunk of the Arctic
  40. Who is responsible when an inmate commits suicide?
  41. Who is responsible when an inmate dies by suicide?
  42. Too many people think satirical news is real
  43. Free college proposals should include private colleges
  44. A cyberattack could wreak destruction comparable to a nuclear weapon
  45. How Democrats can win back workers in 2020
  46. Why are people still dying from Legionnaires' disease?
  47. 'Christian left' is reviving in America, appalled by treatment of migrants
  48. Organic food health benefits have been hard to assess, but that could change
  49. What's behind the protests in Kashmir?
  50. Why building community – even through discomfort – could help stressed college students