The Tony Award provides an annual snapshot of Broadway theater by highlighting the best achievements of the year. The Tony Award was founded in 1947, and two years later debuted the award for best…
Few public services in the United States contain such stark differences in quality as the public education system. While there are several school districts that spend more than $50,000 per student on education each…
Video games are a technology-based form of entertainment, with fans eager to advance to the latest, most cutting-edge game. Compared to popular, modern titles such as “Far Cry 5” and “Fortnite,” the plodding simplicity…
Political oppression. Tenuous social support. Corruption. Poor health care. These issues are sadly too familiar for the world’s top 25 for most miserable countries. For much of Africa, and parts of Asia, these problems…
In looking at the world’s 25 most content nations, happiness may be more than just a state of mind. The world’s happiest countries are likely to be more affluent, and citizens have greater personal…
American summers are hot. While this spring was unusually cold, there is a strong likelihood that temperatures this summer will be unusually high across most of the country, particularly the western and northeastern United…
Physical and mental health are perhaps the most important aspects of every American’s life, and can dictate overall well-being and quality of life. But health outcomes and behaviors vary widely across the country, and…
Artistic aspirations and cinematic innovations may be the driving force behind many Hollywood films, but at the end of the day, the industry is driven by profit – much more so than international cinema.…
For the vast majority of Americans, gainful employment is what makes a decent standard of living possible. While factors such as education, choice of vocation, luck, and personal attributes help determine an individual’s level…
The United States has had far fewer intense tornadoes – those with winds reaching 136 mph or stronger – so far this year than any other year in recent history. Yet even smaller tornadoes…
In 1947, 30 years after Mississippi became the last state in the country to pass compulsory education laws, less than one in three American adults had a high school diploma. Today, a high school…
There were more than 26,000 confirmed cases of Lyme disease in the United States in 2016. Humans contract the disease when a blacklegged tick infected with the bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi bites them and stays…
In 1947, 30 years after Mississippi became the last state in the country to pass compulsory education laws, less than one in three American adults had a high school diploma. Today, a high school…
With one of the colder springs on record in the United States, Americans across the country are looking forward to enjoying the warm summer months. Thirty-two states recorded temperatures that ranked among the 10…
If the United States smoked at the same rate as the state of Utah, which has the nation’s lowest smoking rate, there would be nearly 22 million fewer smokers in this country, based on…
