From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

The Lede Reporting and commentary on what you need to know today. This way of perceiving social reality—and particularly a person’s reading life—may seem inane, even deranged. But performative reading ...

White race talk is often angry, anxious, or avoidant; so how do white people who strive to be not-racist try to get it right? Drawing on a case study from Germany, our recent PhD graduate Dr Sarah ...

First-year Christian Hess shared this sentiment at Tufts’ inaugural performative male contest on Friday. Hess, a competitor, shared what performativity means to him. “Being a performative male means … ...

Pondering women's rights in preparation for the look-alike contest. Photo by Jordan Montero. What does a “performative male” look like? That’s what hundreds of attendees crowded into Alamo Square Park ...

In addition to being one of the most fun words to say—and hardest to spell—in English, “onomatopoeia” probably calls to mind a whole bunch of silly, fun words. Onomatopoeia is the process of creating ...

The publics surveyed are largely skeptical that democracy in the U.S., at least in its current form, is a good example for other countries to follow. A median of four-in-ten across the 34 nations ...

Many processed foods have nutritional value and are safe to eat on a regular basis, unlike ultraprocessed foods. A dietitian shares how to tell the difference. Much of the food we eat has been ...

Learn about passphrases and understand how you can use these strong yet memorable phrases to safeguard your accounts against hackers. A passphrase functions as a password, granting you access to a ...

As education becomes more an experience of learning in the digital age, technologies play a pivotal role in reshaping the learning experiences of K-12 students. From interactive applications to ...