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Articles from other new sources (standard media outlets and scientific postings) covering contemporary issues and activities with an Art in Real Life POV.

Color complexity in social media posts leads to more engagement, new research shows
Why Do Humans Sing? Traditional Music in 55 Languages Reveals Patterns and Telling Similarities
The rhythmic world of Koji Kondo, maestro of Mario
Encoding of melody in the human auditory cortex
This Ancient Cave Art Passed Survival Information Across 130 Human Generations in Patagonia, Study Suggests
A journalist goes undercover to reveal the absurdity of the art scene
What Americans can learn from Danish masculinity
Body image issues are rising in men – research suggests techniques to improve it
How we learn to see history: A case study at the National Cathedral
A Very, Very Expensive Emoji
Yo-Yo Ma and the Meaning of Life
The story of the Filipino Christmas parol and how to make one
The Surprising Origins of Popular Christmas Songs
With ‘White Christmas,’ Irving Berlin and Bing Crosby helped make Christmas a holiday that all Americans could celebrate
The bag that opened up my Blackness
Viva Guadalupe! Beyond Mexico, the Indigenous Virgin Mary is a powerful symbol of love and inclusion for millions of Latinos in the US
Mulletfest: Where the derided ’do isn’t a hairstyle – it’s a lifestyle
Renée Fleming uses her soprano to amplify the healing power of music
This high-tech shirt helps deaf and hard-of-hearing people enjoy opera
Insulin injections could one day be replaced with rock music − new research in mice
Your mental dictionary is part of what makes you unique − here’s how your brain stores and retrieves words
They got locked up in Belarus, just for singing this song
How Bach’s Toccata and Fugue in D minor became Halloween’s theme song
How the Watermelon Became a Symbol of Palestinian Solidarity
What Is IJBOL?
The Power of Osage Storytelling
Robert Sapolsky Doesn’t Believe in Free Will. (But Feel Free to Disagree.)
In Sanliurfa, the Silk Road Meets the Stone Age
Every science lab should have an artist on the team – here’s why
Why Culture Has Come to a Standstill
The states that produce the most musicians, and more!
Music can serve as therapy. Here’s how it can help reduce anxiety.
Why Are Controversial Country Songs Dominating the Charts?
Men’s groups are embracing an alternative conception of American masculinity
Songs of war: The Ukrainian musicians merging art and propaganda
Freckles used to be a ‘flaw.’ Now people are paying for fake ones.
Laughter can communicate a lot more than good humor – people use it to smooth social interactions
The best thing to do when covid relented? Dance, dance the night away.
Sound of Freedom: Is the child trafficking drama a watershed moment for ‘faith-based’ filmmaking?
Opinion How a song threatens the Chinese Communist Party’s grip
Africa Style: With Freedom Came Fashion Flair
What’s your type? Try these tests to pick the perfect font for you.
The photos of Frederick Douglass that helped him fight to end slavery
How to sign ‘gay’ or ‘queer’? American Sign Language users don’t agree.
How does trauma spill from one generation to the next?
Singing is good for you. Singing with others may be even better.
English dialects make themselves heard in genes
Unicorns in southern Africa: the fascinating story behind one-horned creatures in rock art
How the Nazi Regime’s Pink Triangle Symbol Was Repurposed for LGBTQ Pride
Nearly 20% of the cultural differences between societies boil down to ecological factors – new research
Facts don’t change minds: a case for the virtues of propaganda
How the Arts Can Benefit Your Mental Health (No Talent Required)
The Reason People Listen to Sad Songs
Carroll, Clothes and Credibility
Ukraine’s cultural counteroffensive: The rush to erase Russia’s imprint
When Did Clothing Originate?
Pillar of Shame sculpture seized by police in Hong Kong
Inside King Charles’ Coronation of Crazy Rituals, Jewels, and Orbs
Science Has Spoken. You’re Using Emojis to Hide Your Feelings.
Why We Speak More Weirdly at Home
How Music Hijacks Our Perception of Time
The Met Is the Latest Museum to Reclassify Russian Art as Ukrainian
Nazi orders for Jews to wear a star were hateful, but far from unique – a historian traces the long history of antisemitic badges
Why Your Brain Hates Other People
My ‘Spring’ quilt is a patchwork of history, memory and hope
What counts as an ‘American name’ in a changing nation
Is the shamrock a myth? The truth behind 5 St. Patrick’s Day symbols
Unlocking secrets of the honeybee dance language – bees learn and culturally transmit their communication skills
Chinese philosophy has long known that mental health is communal
Penn Badgley’s ‘You’ Beard: A Thorough, Very Important Investigation
Brendan Fraser’s Best Actor Win for ‘The Whale’ Is Fatphobia at Its Worst
This Wooden Sculpture Is Twice as Old as Stonehenge and the Pyramids
‘History months’ celebrate those who were written out of the story
Black teen girls are the curators of culture
Ukraine Releases Banksy Postage Stamp on War’s One-Year Anniversary
Opinion: It’s not ‘woke’ — just thoughtful — to use more specific language than ‘you guys
The Power of Narrative
Why music causes memories to flood back
Why it’s wrong to rewrite Roald Dahl’s children’s books
Huge Ukrainian Flag Painted On Road Outside Russian Embassy In London
He got an Eagles Super Bowl LVII tattoo, then added a crying Michael Jordan when they lost
Why do we stop exploring new music as we get older?
Roald Dahl rewrites: rather than bowdlerising books on moral grounds we should help children to navigate history
Remaking Country’s Gender Politics, One Barroom Weeper at a Time
Minnesota Buddhist temple opens up sacred dance troupe
Defining social trust is a first step toward nurturing it
Do elementary school students do better when taught by teachers of the same race or ethnicity? New research finds: Not that much
Why does Turkey want other countries to start spelling its name ‘Türkiye’?
Celia Cruz, the ‘Queen of Salsa,’ Will Appear on U.S. Quarter
If racial identity can be fluid, who changes their race?
Secret Russian Mission to Shield Putin From ‘Dwarf’ Insults Exposed
Is God They/Them? Church of England considers gender-neutral pronouns.
Adults judge children who tell blunt polite truths more harshly than they do liars
Do You Know How to Behave? Are You Sure?
Iran Jails Young Couple in Viral Dancing Video for 10+ Years
How World War I Changed Literature
How North Korea’s thought police hunt down foreign influences
What makes pop songs so catchy?
Birdsong isn’t just competition for mates or territory: Zebra finches sing to bond
The History and Psychology of Clowns Being Scary