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Signs of economic instability emerge in Oakland County, one of Michigan’s wealthiest
A sociologist’s analysis of a Michigan county reveals pockets of economic instability as rising housing costs continue to pressure residents.
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Why Americans are buying $22 smoothies despite feeling terrible about the economy
Virtue-signaling and self-care help explain a popular new kind of splurge, even as American shoppers pull back elsewhere.
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What we lose when artificial intelligence does our shopping
Retailers are racing to hand your shopping over to AI. Consumers are right to be wary – and not just about privacy.
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Sorry, Tampa Bay, mixed-use districts don’t reverse the dismal economics of sports venues
Tampa residents, take note: The Battery has delivered for the Atlanta Braves, but not for Georgia taxpayers.
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The costume maker who convinced Hersheypark to embrace candy mascots and ‘chocolatize’ their old-timey theme park
Hersheypark underwent a total transformation in the 1970s, when candy mascots and thrill rides replaced barn animals and old-timey recreations of Tudor England.
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¡Ándale! ¡Arriba! Speedy Gonzales set to make his triumphant return to the silver screen
The comeback story of ‘the fastest mouse in all of Mexico’ reveals how audiences – not cultural gatekeepers – shape the meaning of representation.
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The two lives of Chuck Norris
The action star’s death forced fans to reckon with his strange legacy: a real person with a complicated past, and a meme that made him into an immortal symbol of...
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Despite all the likes, literallys and dropped g’s, English isn’t decaying before our eyes
Throughout the history of the language, what has been considered ‘bad’ speech often becomes ‘proper.’ You just have to give it time.
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Pensions for Botswana’s elderly are growing, but care services are lacking – study tracks 20 years
Botswana has significantly expanded income support for older people but it’s left them without the care they need.
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A matter of taste: did Neanderthals really like Sapiens women?
A recent article published and widely read in Science revealed that Neanderthal men preferred “Sapiens” women, but it fails to tell the whole story.