A Load of Guac

How avocados made it to the Super Bowl.

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1750 Shades of Grey

50 Shades of Grey wasn’t the first — fiction has asked us to willingly relinquish autonomy since the 18th century.

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Sound of the States

There's something familiar about American compositions, across genres and musical periods. What's behind the American sound?

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Sound of the States

There's something familiar about American compositions, across genres and musical periods. What's behind the American sound?

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Enlighten Me

HBO's comedy series Enlightened is full of philosophy, disappointment, and quietly crazy characters — a lot like real life.

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Into the Canvas

Matisse wasn’t just a painter but an explorer, and each painting was a journey.

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Walk This Way

Throughout history we've engineered new steps, from the sensible to the ceremonial.

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Still Waiting

In the 60 years since Waiting for Godot premiered, no one has captured the ineffability of love like Samuel Beckett.

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Consider the Cheeto

The simple pleasures of junk food are more complex than they appear.

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