From Halloween costumes to haute couture, ethnic foods to movies, the danger of appropriating another culture seems to be everywhere. How do we weigh the difference between celebrating and stealing someone else’s culture?
New evidence from caves in Spain shows that Neanderthals engaged in complex symbolic thought—and were pretty good artists to boot.
Nonhuman primates clearly do more than just screech meaningless sounds at each other, but what are the limits of their communication?
Dictionaries are typically viewed as being value-neutral. But they are just as steeped in culture and prejudice as the rest of the world—and they have the power to shape what we see as “normal.”
Middle-aged women use private online space to organize their public square-dancing performances. The new technology has changed their dance moves—and their lives.