It pains me to say it, but I finally understand why Swifties adore their queen with such unrelenting devotion.

Goma and Bukavu, Democratic Republic of the Congo — As rebels seize their towns, spoken-word artists battle censorship and violence. On the last Friday of every month, they would gather in public ...

Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo — "I wrote this text to put down on paper all the pain I can't bear." For decades, the Democratic Republic of the Congo has endured almost continuous wars. By ...

Like most college-aged women, I found myself awake at 11:59 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 2, eagerly waiting for my life to be ...

It is estimated that 18 million people globally live with cerebral palsy. To raise global awareness of the condition and drive donations, the charity Fight The Stroke has launched ‘More Than Palsy,’ a ...

The 29th edition of Poetry Africa, an annual international poetry festival, curated and presented by the Centre for Creative Arts at the University of Kwazulu-Natal, kicks off on October 6. The ...

Her debut short story collection, Code Noir, won the 2024 Danuta Gleed Literary Award and was also shortlisted for the 2024 Atwood Gibson Fiction Prize , the Trillium Book Award and won the 2025 Carol ...

Country music artist Zach Bryan has lit a firestorm over the possible meaning of a new song that some conservatives are ...

If you’re within a certain age bracket, you’ll remember the news being delivered with grave certainty: The iPod is going to end the album as we know it. Yet for as many 99-cent songs as were purchased ...

Did you know the world’s first skate park was in Tempe? Tempe History Museum’s current exhibition, “Dry Surf: Local Skateboarding History,” is a colorful and fascinating look at the role the sport ...