Victoria Netanus Xaka, a black feminist sound theorist and abolitionist educator at Cornell University, says Quincy Jones understood the political aspect of art.

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David Shoemaker, a professor in ethics and public life at Cornell University, says that the darker-than-darkly humorous comments and the horrified responses to them are compatible forms of righteous blame.

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Riché Richardson, professor of African American literature and an expert in black feminism and gender studies, discusses the importance of global superstar Beyoncé traveling to her hometown of Houston to join Vice President Kamala Harris at a rally.

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Cornell University’s Yang-Tan Institute, says there are simple steps to take that can make a big difference in letting all children have fun this holiday.

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Expanding on the growing popularity of videogame music playlists, Nintendo's new videogame music streaming app has already been downloaded over 1 million times.

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Today, Kiss announced that it has sold its catalog, name and likeness to Pophouse Entertainment Group. Benjamin Piekut, professor of music at Cornell University, says the recordings can be endlessly reconfigured to bring Kiss to life for new audiences.

Kristen Warner is an associate professor at Cornell University who studies the impact of racial representation in the performing arts. She highlights the shutout of Ava DuVernay’s “Origin” across the board, as well as racial politics of the Oscars.

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Samantha Sheppard, an associate professor of cinema and media studies at Cornell University and Riché Richardson, a professor of African American literature, comment on the impact of Harris' presidential run.

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Elon Musk has introduced “Grok,” an artificially intelligent chatbot, for some users of X. The billionaire suggests the technology has a sarcastic sense of humor.

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With four decades of research on family relationships after children become adults, Cornell University professor of psychology and gerontology, Karl Pillemer, has a few tips for enjoying family time.

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