Visitor Log Chronicled for the Denisovan Family Home
New studies write the history of a famous Siberian cave and unearth the oldest jewelry in the region.
Visitor Log Chronicled for the Denisovan Family Home
Fashion
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Sewing Needles Reveal the Roots of Fashion
Humans have crafted garments for more than 40,000 years—and prehistoric tools suggest that warmth wasn’t their only concern.
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The Pussyhat’s Identity Crisis
Critics maintain that the now iconic pink caps are too stereotyped and exclusionary. Can an inclusive symbol of women’s rights be found?
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Confronting the Specter of Cultural Appropriation
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?
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Why Are Some Caves Full of Shoes?
An archaeologist explores how shoes have embodied our identities through the ages.
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Do Clothes Make a Messiah?
Jesus' dress was simple—and probably scruffy. There's a reason that still matters.