American Culture
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What is at the root of United States’ ills? A lack of intellectual humility
A growing body of research points to the importance of one personality trait – intellectual humility.
Frank T McAndrew, The Conversation
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‘Ramparts’, the muck-racking San Francisco magazine that helped spawn ‘Rolling Stone’
Ramparts started as a Catholic literary magazine but later shifted its focus to politics.
Peter Richardson, The Conversation
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The twilight of the mom and pop motel in the US
What does the shuttering of traditional roadside motels say about America's relationship with travel and freedom?
Andrew Wood, The Conversation
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Husna Bai: The tawaif who made Hindustani music a respectable profession for women artists
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‘Do Aur Do Pyaar’ review: Adultery saga has a maths problem
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Carnatic music: Violinist L Subramaniam’s new book looks at the 18th-century masters
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Is the 2024 Lok Sabha election India’s last chance before the point of no return?
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‘Saffronisation of Doordarshan’: After DD News unveils new logo, social media users express alarm
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Is the spelling bee success of Indian-Americans a legacy of British colonialism?
What do recent National Spelling Bee successes reveal about the role of Indian-Americans in brain sports?
Shalini Shankar, The Conversation
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Why so many Americans think they’re #blessed
The prosperity gospel – a uniquely American strand of Christian theology – creates a dilemma for its adherents.
Joseph P. Laycock, The Conversation