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Congresswoman Tlaib Inspires Palestinian-Americans With A Dress And A Hashtag

Michigan Democratic Rep. Rashida Tlaib wore a thobe to her swearing-in ceremony, and women responded on social media with photographs of themselves wearing the elaborate embroidered Palestinian dress.

Nike Pulls Shoes Featuring Betsy Ross Flag Over Concerns About Racist Symbolism

The design — featuring the Betsy Ross flag with 13 stars for the original 13 colonies — drew complaints that it celebrates an era when slavery was legal and commonplace in the U.S.

Jenni Grover holds a collection of finished patches from a quilt created by more than 100 volunteers across the country. The plans for the quilt were discovered at the estate sale of 99-year-old Rita Smith, who died earlier this year. Several dozen volunteers gathered to help put the pieces together at the Wishcraft Workshop in Chicago on Dec. 7.

Quilters Across The U.S. Answer Call To Help Sew Up Unfinished Project

A Chicago woman found an unfinished quilt of the United States at an estate sale and sought help online to finish it. Quilters from around the country joined her last weekend to complete the project.

Broadway star Brian Stokes Mitchell — who has recovered from the coronavirus — sings from his window to show appreciation for New York City's healthcare workers and first responders. "People need this, too," he says. "They need that connection. They need to be reconnected to themselves, to their own center, to each other, you know, to feel that we're all in this together."

Now Playing On Broadway: Uncertainty, Unemployment And Displays Of Unity

Broadway has been hit particularly hard by COVID-19. Theaters are shuttered indefinitely, millions of dollars have been lost, and some members of the community have been infected by the coronavirus.

An LA Native Drives Us Through His Hometown — Using Google Street View

Multidisciplinary artist Felix Quintana created honest portraits of South Central Los Angeles' people and urban landscape with the help of archived images.

An election campaign billboard in Tel Aviv shows Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with his close ally President Trump. Seeking re-election under a cloud of criminal investigations, analysts say Netanyahu has been channeling a Trump-style approach, with an angry campaign against perceived domestic enemies.

Netanyahu's Tough Election Campaign Approach Appears To Channel Trump

The Israeli leader and his Likud party are waging a mudslinging campaign on social media, taking a page from the prime minister's close ally President Trump in style and substance.

'The Burnout Generation': Millennials And The Mindset Of 'Working All The Time'

Debt, uncertain work, unrealistic expectations – are millennials turning into the burnout generation?

Angela Ponce, Miss Spain (center), is the first transgender contestant to compete for Miss Universe. She and other contestants are seen visiting the Government House in Bangkok last week.

Miss Universe Has Its First Trans Contestant — While Miss USA Stirs Criticism

"I'm showing that trans women can be whatever they want to be: a teacher, a mother, a doctor, a politician and even Miss Universe," Miss Spain, Angela Ponce, said recently.

Ironic, Informal And Expressive, 'New Rules Of Language' Evolve Online

A lively new book by Gretchen McCulloch dissects the common vernacular that forms the cornerstone of online communication. Because Internet parses emojis, lols and punctuation — or lack thereof.

The YouTube algorithm has been criticized for pushing content that radicalizes users rather than keeping them informed.

How the polarizing effect of social media is speeding up

In his new book, journalist Max Fisher unpacks how social media companies have engineered our feeds to keep us angry, and keep us online.

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