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Why this instrument explains Black American folk music

By Estelle Caswell and Halley Brown
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We tracked what happens after TikTok songs go viral

By Estelle Caswell
Truck driver against a vinyl record spinning backdrop
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How trucker country music became a ’70s fad

By Estelle Caswell and Antonella Crescimbeni
Teddy Pendergrass and Aretha Franklin sing against a glowing radio wave backdrop
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How slow jams took over the radio

By Estelle Caswell

The pop culture that brought us joy in 2020

By Alissa Wilkinson, Constance Grady, and 24 more
A robin looks over its hatchlings as they open their mouths for food.
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Why bird nests aren’t covered in poop, explained to kids

By Estelle Caswell
Tony Hawk grabs his skateboard mid air
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Tony Hawk breaks down skateboarding’s legendary spots 

By Estelle Caswell and Christophe Haubursin
A collage of pop culture images featuring the Cooper Black font.
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Why this font is everywhere

By Estelle Caswell
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Watch: Why you should wear a face mask to fight the coronavirus

By Laura Bult, Danush Parvaneh, and 1 more
The word game over hovers above a Pac-Man arcade screen
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The 8-bit arcade font, deconstructed

By Estelle Caswell