Meaning doesn’t stay inside individual brains. Shared attention and language allow meaning to become symbolic, social, and ...

X has changed the Iran flag emoji shown on its platform, replacing the Islamic Republic’s emblem with the older Lion and Sun symbol on the green, white and red tricolour.The change followed a user ...

PASADENA, Calif.— The 40-foot-long parade float dwarfed volunteer Darlene Leyba as she attached flowers to bald spots of exposed wire mesh. As per Rose Parade rules, every inch of the float must be ...

French actress, singer, 1960s sex symbol and militant animal rights activist Brigitte Bardot has died. She was 91. The Brigitte Bardot Foundation for the protection of animals announced that the ...

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What if every film, novel, and artwork followed invisible rules? From Saussure’s linguistics to Barthes’ semiotics, structuralism revealed the deep systems shaping how we create and interpret meaning ...

The symbols on everyday currency often go unnoticed, yet one of the most familiar designs has sparked decades of questions, theories and fascination. This story looks at the strange, unsettling emblem ...

The U.S. Coast Guard is no longer going to consider the swastika a hate symbol. The Washington Post reports that a new policy will take effect next month at the military branch that will reclassify ...

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One of my favorite sayings is from the poet and author Dr. Maya Angelou: "When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time." I like it because it applies to people of all walks of life ...

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — His U.S. Senate campaign under fire, Maine Democrat Graham Platner said Wednesday that a tattoo on his chest has been covered to no longer reflect an image widely recognized as ...