The 2026 Grammys are easiest to understand if you follow five artists. Between them, they basically tell the story of the entire night. Bad Bunny…
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The Troubling Rise of AI “Performers”
Through the past two years, artificial intelligence (AI) has threatened to replace every facet of humanity that it can. It has forced writers to change…
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Fall Reading Recs
This article initially appeared in a print issue of the Monitor published Oct. 31, 2025. I’ve been working my way through a lot of books…
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Donald Trump and the Smithsonian: who gets to rewrite history
History is written by the winners In March 2025, President Trump signed an executive order titled “Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History.” This directive…
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Britain Didn’t Just Colonize Land — It Colonized Art
Photo by Kristina Gadeikyte via Uplash. When we talk about colonization, we usually focus on land, armies and political control. But Great Britain’s empire-building wasn’t…
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An Interview with “Terra Nova” Director Cal Perkins
Production photo from “Terra Nova” at William Jewell College, photo courtesy of Jewell Theatre Co. Cal Perkins is a senior theatre major at WIlliam Jewell…
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Exploring ‘BookTok’: The Good and the Bad
Photo by Toa Heftiba via Uplash. BookTok is a dynamic and rapidly growing community on TikTok dedicated to all things literature. This vibrant platform allows…
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Brat Summer: The Resurgence of the Pop Girlies
Photo by Gustavo Spindula via Uplash. Redesigning Pop At the core of this resurgence is how pop stars have fundamentally redesigned the genre, blending sounds…
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