From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

The Lede Reporting and commentary on what you need to know today. This way of perceiving social reality—and particularly a person’s reading life—may seem inane, even deranged. But performative reading ...

White race talk is often angry, anxious, or avoidant; so how do white people who strive to be not-racist try to get it right? Drawing on a case study from Germany, our recent PhD graduate Dr Sarah ...

First-year Christian Hess shared this sentiment at Tufts’ inaugural performative male contest on Friday. Hess, a competitor, shared what performativity means to him. “Being a performative male means … ...

Pondering women's rights in preparation for the look-alike contest. Photo by Jordan Montero. What does a “performative male” look like? That’s what hundreds of attendees crowded into Alamo Square Park ...

For most websites, the homepage represents your brand’s first interaction with your audience on your website. As the catch-all landing page where people will be sent by default, your homepage needs to ...

The laugh-out-loud workplace comedy “30 Rock” (2006–2013) averaged more than seven jokes per minute, using the gamut of gags to get guffaws. Beyond a spectacular cast (Tina Fey, Alec Baldwin, Tracy ...

Ahead of the November presidential election, just 19% of Americans say democracy in the United States is a good example for other countries to follow, according to a Pew Research Center survey ...

In addition to being one of the most fun words to say—and hardest to spell—in English, “onomatopoeia” probably calls to mind a whole bunch of silly, fun words. Onomatopoeia is the process of creating ...

The publics surveyed are largely skeptical that democracy in the U.S., at least in its current form, is a good example for other countries to follow. A median of four-in-ten across the 34 nations ...