Color quite literally colors the way we view our world. Let’s take a deep dive into the symbolism of colors in cultures around the world. From red‘s primal association with passion and aggression, to blue‘s association with conservatism and peace-keeping, there are near-universal symbolic meanings

Several myths circulated that Haym Solomon negotiated, as return for his assistance in the Financing of the War of Independence, presence on the Seal of the United States. A close look at the one dollar bill reveals that is not the physical star that is present but the formation of the stars of the ...

With just days left before the US Supreme Court rules on Proposition 8, AFER has compiled this look back at the last three years of working to attain full federal marriage equality. The American Foundation for Equal Rights is dedicated to protecting and advancing equal rights for every American. As ...

Kuntz sits down with SB Nation's Amy K. Nelson for his first on-camera interview to talk about the incident and what his life has been like since he was outed. Nelson also talks to his mom, the school's athletic director Stu Engen, people in Jamie's town, and some of his teammates. Writes Nelson: M...

Seven-year-old Amelia Anisovych came to the world's attention in a viral video of her singing Frozen’s Let it Go in a bomb shelter during the conflict in Ukraine She was invited to sing again on the National Lottery’s New Year’s Eve Big Bash, but little did she know she would be singing with the ori

Written and directed by Academy Award® winning filmmaker Jane Campion, The Power of the Dog is "mesmerizing," "astonishing," "a masterpiece." Starring Benedict Cumberbatch, Kirsten Dunst, Jesse Plemons, and Kodi Smit-McPhee.

In Spring 2018, five speakers selected from the Collaboratory Network--Gamal Palmer, Carine Warsawski, Rabbi Lori Shapiro, Dr. Sharon Weiss-Greenberg, and Arya Marvazy--worked with ELI Talks to hone and effectively present their own stories of risk-taking at a storytelling event for the May 2018 gat...

In this tenth installement of our "Male Ballet Dancers" we are proud to feature Jovani Furland in Concertino, explaining the anatomy of a dance; Clement Guillone in Acteon; Cesar Corrales, as a young dancer and blooming to become a principal dancer in Canada performing a variation of Action; and

Eric Fanning sworn in as Secretary of the U.S. Army, making him the first openly gay leader of a U.S. military branch. The United States Senate confirmed Fanning's nomination on May 17, 2016 after many months of Senate obstructionism, on a unanimous voice vote. Fanning became the 22nd Secretary of...

In this clip of the 1992 movie Charlie (Matt Damon) provokes David (Brendan Fraser) with a racist joke and a fight breaks out in the shower room. An assemblage of young Hollywood actors poised for stardom marked this tale of anti-Semitism at a 1950s prep school. Brendan Fraser stars as David Greene,...