• Darren Criss Is Straight, But Says He’s ‘Culturally Queer’

    Should we throw a party? Should we invite Natasha Lyonne?

  • The Out-of-Touch Adults' Guide to Kid Culture: Man or Bear?

    This week in youth culture, everyone is asking whether you'd rather be trapped in the woods with a man or with a bear, a question that reveals a stark truth about gender. In less depressing developments, a woman’s duet with a kitchen fan has legitimately touched people's hearts, and a YouTuber has done some serious research about North Korean entertainment.

  • Cultural Thursday presents 'Nicaragua: Land, History, and Hope'

    Brainerd Lakes community members Gayle Nielsen and Larry Fisk recount their journeys to Nicaragua.

  • Latine Culture’s Most Overlooked Art Form Is At Our Fingertips

    While images of la Virgen de Guadalupe, el Sagrado Corazón, and the festive, rainbow-bright colors so often associated with Latin America have indeed graced the beauty world’s tiniest canvases, fingernails, today’s Latina influencers are taking more modern, albeit just as exuberant, approaches to nail art. In Miami, Colombian-Ecuadorian nail artist Kro Vargas (@krocaine) emblazons the (long, long) nails of clients like Rosalia with hand-painted gel art. Airbrushed ribbons and sparkles lace...

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    'Glee' Star Darren Criss Says He's 'Culturally Queer'

    Darren Criss says he's more than just an ally for the LGBTQ+ community -- he actually identifies with them deeply in his heart going so far as to say he's "culturally queer." The "Glee" star was at an expo over the weekend in Chicago, where he…

  • Skateboarding culture inspires Rays' City Connect uniforms

    ST. PETERSBURG -- On and off the field, the Rays dare to be different. They have become the modern example of small-market success by creatively defying conventional thinking, boldly going against the grain and unapologetically embracing what makes them unique. That attitude inspired the theme and design of their City

  • The big idea: what would culture look like without nightlife?

    Live music venues, clubs and bars feed creativity and drive social change. But they’re increasingly in dangerA few weeks ago, I decided to walk from London Bridge, up through Soho, to Marylebone, to catch a train home to the West Midlands. It was late-ish on a Friday afternoon, early spring was in the air, and I had time to kill. I was expecting the familiar mass of people finishing work, spilling out of pubs, standing around on corners, but the city streets were dead. It felt more like an early...

  • The culture war in North Carolina is playing out in the race for governor

    With abortion on the line, a Black conservative provocateur is pitted against the state’s center-left Jewish attorney generalIn front of a conservative talkshow host two weeks ago, Mark Robinson, North Carolina’s Republican candidate for governor, was grousing a bit about being snubbed by the state’s Democratic governor on a matter of race.“He talks a lot about diversity, equity and inclusion, but apparently the line for diversity, equity and inclusion stops at the Republican party,” Robinson...

  • Allen to advise Guardian newspaper on Gullah Geechee culture

    Michael Allen, a local Gullah Geechee community advocate, has been named to an advisory panel of the London-based Guardian newspaper to help the publication report on communities affected by the trans-Atlantic slave trade.

  • Rob Schneider Pivots From Cancel Culture Comedy to His Other Shtick

    After driving away the anti-woke crowd with his holiday gala meltdown, Schneider will try to win them back with some old-fashioned Christian entertainment

  • The U.S. Should Reject Azerbaijan's Assault on Armenian Culture

    Last September, the Amaras Monastery, one of Christianity's oldest

  • How Abla Kamel Shaped Internet Meme Culture for Egyptians

      Even as she shies away from the spotlight and avoids online self-promotion, her presence lingers, like the streetlights that continue to glow in the morning, even long after the night has faded. Abla Kamel didn’t just act to entertain; she acted as though she wanted to be our close friend. In every scene, she held our attention as if she was gently holding our hand. Regardless of the script or her role, her acting transcended the character, making it seem as if the movie revolved not around...