By Diane Winston, University of Southern California, Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism-- On the morning of Feb. 2, 2017, more than 3,500 political leaders, military chiefs and corporate moguls met for eggs, sausage, muffins – and prayer. The Washington, D.C. [...]

By Dorothy Le -- For centuries, wars have torn millions of lives apart. While wars and divisions will continue on as they’ve always done, many are stepping up to not only inject more topics of peace into global conversations, but they [...]

By Joseph P. Laycock, Texas State University -- By now, most have vague notions of the Ouija board horror narrative, in which demonic spirits communicate with – even possess – kids. Director Mike Flanagan furthers this trope in his new [...]

By Michelle Gonzalez Maldonado, University of Miami -- On Nov. 25, when I heard the news of Cuban leader Fidel Castro’s death, I did not feel any sense of sadness, relief or joy. Instead, as a daughter of Cuban exiles, I [...]

The hijab has been receiving a lot of negative attention recently, but that hasn’t stopped an Indonesian designer from creating beautiful, traditional veils for New York Fashion Week. On September 19, 30-year-old designer Anniesa Hasibuan debuted her fashion line of the [...]