Robert H. Scott III, Professor & Greenbaum/Ferguson/NJAR Endowed Chair in Real Estate Policy, Monmouth University New Jersey’s quirky reputation is hard earned, but one peculiarity stands out: It’s the only place in America where you can’t pump your own gas. Laws against…
H. Colleen Sinclair, Mississippi State University The problem of misinformation isn’t going away. Internet platforms like Facebook and Twitter have taken some steps to curb its spread and say they are working…
Jeannine Bell, Indiana University A white man travels to one business and kills several workers. He then kills more people at a similar business. Six of the eight people he killed are…
Pawan Dhingra, Amherst College Over the past year, attacks on Asian Americans have increased more than 150% over the previous year, including the March 16 murders of eight people, including six Asian…
Claire Loughnan, The University of Melbourne and Sara Dehm, University of Technology Sydney With great fanfare, the COVID-19 vaccine rollout began in Australia this week. Prime Minister Scott Morrison has said the…
Georgina Heydon, RMIT University; Nicola Henry, RMIT University; Rachel Loney-Howes, University of Wollongong, and Tully O’Neill, The University of Melbourne The alleged rape of former Liberal Party staffer Brittany Higgins has raised…
Victoria’s Secret has been under the positive limelight when they released a new spring swimsuit campaign. Though the physical catalogs are only set to arrive on mailboxes on March 1, the brand…
Christopher T. Conner, University of Missouri-Columbia When coronavirus restrictions threatened the White Party, an annual circuit party held in Palm Springs, California, the organizer, Jeffrey Sanger, decided to move the festivities to…
This past week, SF Times had a chance to catch up with one of the most talented artists to come out of San Francisco — Peregrine Honig. We talked about her background,…
Michael Devlin, Texas State University and Natalie Brown Devlin, University of Texas at Austin During Donald Trump’s presidency, the American electorate became more divided and partisan, with research suggesting that the ongoing…
Roger J. Kreuz, University of Memphis and Leah Cathryn Windsor, University of Memphis On Jan. 6, the world witnessed how language can incite violence. One after another, a series of speakers at…