Has Little Caesars Arena boosted economic activity in Detroit? We looked at hotel and short-term rental industry data to find outGidon Jakar, University of Florida
Trump wants to shutter the Kennedy Center for 2 years – an arts management professor explains what that portendsE. Andrew Taylor, American University
Philly theaters unite to stage 3 plays by Pulitzer-winning playwright James IjamesBess Rowen, Villanova University
Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl show is part of long play drawn up by NFL to score with Latin AmericaJared Bahir Browsh, University of Colorado Boulder
Whether it’s Valentine’s Day notes or emails to loved ones, using AI to write leaves people feeling crummy about themselvesJulian Givi, West Virginia University; Colleen P. Kirk, New York Institute of Technology, and Danielle Hass, West Virginia University
Clergy protests against ICE turned to a classic – and powerful – American playlistDavid W. Stowe, Michigan State University
From flammable neighborhoods to moral hazards, fire insurance maps capture early US cities and the landscape of discriminationJack Swab, University of Tennessee
America’s teachers are being priced out of their communities − these cities are building subsidized housing to lure them backJeff Kruth, Miami University and Tammy Schwartz, Miami University
What if universal rental assistance were implemented to deal with the housing crisis?Alex Schwartz, The New School and Kirk McClure, University of Kansas
To spur the construction of affordable, resilient homes, the future is concretePablo Moyano Fernández, Washington University in St. Louis
Believe it or not, there was a time when the US government built beautiful homes for working-class Americans to deal with a housing shortageEran Ben-Joseph, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
Tennis is set for a ‘Battle of the Sexes’ sequel – with no movement behind itJaime Schultz, Penn State; Kyle R. King, Penn State; Molly McCreedy, Penn State, and Sydney Johnson-Aguirre, Penn State
From FIFA to the LA Clippers, carbon offset scandals are exposing the gap between sports teams’ green promises and realityBrian P. McCullough, University of Michigan and Edward Carrington, University of Michigan
George Plimpton’s 1966 nonfiction classic ‘Paper Lion’ revealed the bruising truths of Detroit Lions training campStephen Siff, Miami University
The dystopian Pottersville in ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ is starting to feel less like fictionNora Gilbert, University of North Texas
Whether Netflix or Paramount buys Warner Bros., entertainment oligopolies are back – bigger and more anticompetitive than everMatthew Jordan, Penn State
The law meets its limits – what ‘Nuremberg’ reveals about guilt, evil and the quest for global justiceB.B. Blaber, Grinnell College
4 films that show how humans can fortify – or botch – their relationship with AIMurugan Anandarajan, Drexel University and Claire A. Simmers, St. Joseph's University
40 years ago, the first AIDS movies forced Americans to confront a disease they didn’t want to seeScott Malia, College of the Holy Cross
Why two tiny mountain peaks became one of the internet’s most famous imagesChristopher Schaberg, Washington University in St. Louis
Surrealism is better known for its strangeness than the radical politics and revolutionary ambitions of its creatorsTom McDonough, Binghamton University, State University of New York
How Dorothea Tanning’s ‘Birthday’ painting challenged male-dominated surrealismSally Jane Brown, West Virginia University
Grammys’ AI rules aim to keep music human, but large gray area leaves questions about authenticity and authorshipMark Benincosa, West Virginia University
Googoosh, the ‘Voice of Iran,’ has gone quiet – and that’s her pointRichard Nedjat-Haiem, University of California, Santa Barbara
Tired of the same old Christmas songs? So were these countercultural carolersFlorian Walch, West Virginia University
The real reason conservatives are furious about Bad Bunny’s forthcoming Super Bowl performanceEdiberto Román, Florida International University and Ernesto Sagás, Colorado State University
More than half of new articles on the internet are being written by AI – is human writing headed for extinction?Francesco Agnellini, Binghamton University, State University of New York
Writing builds resilience by changing your brain, helping you face everyday challengesEmily Ronay Johnston, University of California, Merced
Signatures meant more in Mesopotamia than they do now − what cylinder seals say about ancient and modern lifeSerdar Yalçin, Macalester College
What’s the difference between ghosts and demons? Books, folklore and history reflect society’s supernatural beliefsPenelope Geng, Macalester College
2025’s words of the year reflect a year of digital disillusionmentRoger J. Kreuz, University of Memphis
The 6-7 craze offered a brief window into the hidden world of childrenRebekah Willett, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Amanda Levido, Southern Cross University, and Hyeon-Seon Jeong, Gyeongin National University of Education
CPR on TV is often inaccurate – but watching characters jump to the rescue can still save real livesBeth Hoffman, University of Pittsburgh
Netflix-Warner deal would drive streaming market further down the road of ‘Big 3’ dominationDavid R. King, Florida State University
Large trunks discovered in a basement offer a window into the lives and struggles of early Filipino migrantsSam Vong, Smithsonian Institution
Medieval peasants probably enjoyed their holiday festivities more than you doBobbi Sutherland, University of Dayton
A white poet and a Sioux doctor fell in love after Wounded Knee – racism and sexism would drive them apartJulie Dobrow, Tufts University
Pharaohs in Dixieland – how 19th-century America reimagined Egypt to justify racism and slaveryCharles Vanthournout, Université de Lorraine
The Erie Canal: How a ‘big ditch’ transformed America’s economy, culture and even religionMatthew Smith, Miami University
‘My gender is like an empty lot’ − the people who reject man, woman and any other gender labelCanton Winer, Northern Illinois University
Why are women’s shoes so pointy? A fashion expert on impractical but stylish footwearMichael Watson, University of South Carolina
We’ve been tracking the number of Americans who identify as transgender – soon, there will be no reliable way to measure themJody L. Herman, University of California, Los Angeles and Andrew Ryan Flores, American University
As Mexico’s LGBTQ+ community battles for inclusion, two drag performers have become internet stars – with more than 2 million TikTok followersFrancisco Tijerina, Washington University in St. Louis
Life isn’t all diamonds – money and fame don’t shield the many ‘Real Housewives’ facing criminal chargesC. Clare Strange, Drexel University
It’s easy making green: Muppets continue to make a profit 50 years into their runJared Bahir Browsh, University of Colorado Boulder
Opera is not dying – but it needs a second act for the streaming eraChristos Makridis, Arizona State University; Institute for Humane Studies
The rise of the autistic detective – why neurodivergent minds are at the heart of modern mysteriesSoohyun Cho, Michigan State University
How mobsters’ own words brought down Philly’s mafia − a veteran crime reporter has the story behind the end of the ‘Mob War’George Anastasia, Rowan University
AI-induced cultural stagnation is no longer speculation − it’s already happeningAhmed Elgammal, Rutgers University
Doing things alone is on the rise, and businesses should pay more attention to that – even on Valentine’s DayPeter McGraw, University of Colorado Boulder
A culinary educator and local dining expert breaks down Michelin’s debut Philly list − and gives zero stars to the inspectorsJonathan Deutsch, Drexel University
How Hershey’s chocolate survived an attack from Mars − and adopted a business strategy alien to its founderJohn Haddad, Penn State
Would you eat a grasshopper? In Oaxaca, it’s been a tasty tradition for thousands of yearsJeffrey H. Cohen, The Ohio State University
Green gruel? Pea soup? What Westerners thought of matcha when they tried it for the first timeRebecca Corbett, University of Southern California
Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl show is part of long play drawn up by NFL to score with Latin AmericaJared Bahir Browsh, University of Colorado Boulder
