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STANDARD·May 29, 2026

Americans Still Value Religion’s Role but Draw Lines Around Politics

Recent Pew findings show a public that often sees religion as a positive force, while still resisting formal church involvement in campaigns.

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STANDARD·Books / Arts

Nonfiction Book Bans Raise New Questions About What Students Can Learn

New reports show nonfiction is becoming a larger part of school and library book disputes, shifting the debate toward access to history, biography and factual learning.

May 29, 2026
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STANDARD·Lifestyle / Internet Culture

Why 432 Hz Music Is Showing Up in Work Playlists and Wellness Feeds

The tuning trend reflects how people use music to manage focus and stress, but broad healing claims still run ahead of the evidence.

May 29, 2026
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BRIEF·Lifestyle / Internet Culture

Dance Offers Older Adults More Than Exercise

Moving to music can support balance, mood and social connection for older adults, though access and health needs vary.

May 28, 2026

Books / Arts

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STANDARD·Books / Arts

Pulitzer Books Show How This Year’s Winners Are Revisiting War, Housing, and Democracy

The 2026 Pulitzer book winners point readers toward war, homelessness, constitutional history, grief, poetry, and the public questions literature keeps returning to.

May 27, 2026
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BRIEF·Books / Arts

International Booker Win Puts Taiwanese Fiction in a Wider Spotlight

Taiwan Travelogue won the 2026 International Booker Prize, giving translated Taiwanese fiction a larger moment with English-language readers.

May 26, 2026
A science fiction book scene with a spacecraft, stars, and research notes representing Project Hail Mary.
STANDARD·Books / Arts

Project Hail Mary Is Still the Big-Hearted Sci-Fi Adventure Readers Need

Andy Weir’s space-survival novel gets a fresh moment from its film adaptation, but the book still shines on its own as a funny, brainy, hopeful science fiction adventure.

May 20, 2026
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STANDARD·Books / Arts

International Booker Prize Puts Translated Fiction in the Spotlight

The 2026 International Booker Prize shortlist highlights translated fiction, the work of translators, and the way global books reach new readers across borders.

May 19, 2026

Religion / Values / Society

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STANDARD·Religion / Values / Society

Pope Leo XIV Links AI, Human Dignity and Historic Accountability in First Encyclical

Magnifica Humanitas places artificial intelligence, labor, truth, power and the Vatican's role in legitimizing slavery inside one moral argument.

May 27, 2026
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STANDARD·Religion / Values / Society

America at 250 Data Shows How Family, Age, and Diversity Have Changed

A new Pew essay tied to America’s 250th anniversary offers a calm look at how the country changed over the past 50 years, especially in age and diversity.

May 19, 2026
A community meeting setup representing debate over AI data centers.
STANDARD·Religion / Values / Society

AI Data Centers Are Testing How Communities Weigh Progress and Quality of Life

Gallup polling shows many Americans oppose AI data centers in their local area, turning a technology story into a community debate over infrastructure, trust, and daily life.

May 19, 2026
Community and survey materials representing Americans’ views on religion in public life.
STANDARD·Religion / Values / Society

Americans’ Views on Religion’s Public Role Are More Mixed Than the Debate Suggests

New Pew data shows many Americans see value in religion’s role in public life, while also drawing lines around direct political involvement by churches.

May 19, 2026

Lifestyle / Internet Culture

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STANDARD·Lifestyle / Internet Culture

Digital 2026 Report Shows AI and Social Media Becoming Everyday Habits

Digital 2026 data shows online life becoming an everyday mix of search, feeds, messaging, video and AI tools, not a separate corner of modern life.

May 21, 2026
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BRIEF·Lifestyle / Internet Culture

Americans Say Good News Habits Start With Skepticism

New Pew research found that skepticism and discernment are among the most common ideas Americans connect with being a good news consumer.

May 19, 2026
A phone and school notebook representing teen social media use and family routines.
STANDARD·Lifestyle / Internet Culture

Teen Social Media Use Is More Complicated Than the Usual Panic

Pew’s research on TikTok, Instagram and Snapchat shows teen social media life is not one simple story of harm or connection.

May 19, 2026
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STANDARD·Lifestyle / Internet Culture

Why More Americans Are Rethinking How They Drink

More Americans are drinking less, skipping alcohol on some nights, or choosing nonalcoholic options without giving up social rituals altogether.

May 18, 2026

Obituary / Notable Life

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BRIEF·Obituary / Notable Life

Dennis Locorriere Gave Dr. Hook Its Most Familiar Voice

The Dr. Hook lead vocalist, who died at 76, helped give the band’s 1970s pop hits their most recognizable sound.

May 26, 2026
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BRIEF·Obituary / Notable Life

Carlo Petrini Made Slow Food a Global Argument About Modern Life

The founder of Slow Food turned a protest against fast-food culture into a worldwide debate about food, place, speed, and sustainability.

May 25, 2026
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BRIEF·Obituary / Notable Life

Rex Reed Helped Define a Sharper, More Personal Era of Film Criticism

Rex Reed, the outspoken film critic and journalist known for a six-decade career in print and television criticism, has died at 87.

May 19, 2026
A vintage microphone and records representing Clarence Carter’s Southern soul legacy.
BRIEF·Obituary / Notable Life

Clarence Carter’s Songs Carried Southern Soul From Muscle Shoals to the Mainstream

Clarence Carter, the soul and blues singer-songwriter known for “Patches,” “Slip Away,” “Back Door Santa” and “Strokin’,” has died at 90.

May 19, 2026

Media / Entertainment

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STANDARD·Media / Entertainment

Backrooms Shows How Internet Folklore Is Becoming Studio Film

The internet-born horror concept has moved from online myth and YouTube videos to an A24 feature, showing how studios are drawing from creator-driven culture.

May 27, 2026
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STANDARD·Media / Entertainment

The Chicks Revisit an Album Still Tied to Music, Backlash and Public Memory

The Chicks will mark 20 years of Taking the Long Way with a fall theater tour, revisiting an album shaped by public backlash and Grammy recognition.

May 27, 2026
Moviegoers walk through a softly lit theater lobby.
STANDARD·Media / Entertainment

Star Wars’ Theater Return Shows the New Math for Familiar Franchises

The Mandalorian and Grogu led the Memorial Day box office, showing both the pull of familiar franchises and the limits of opening-weekend numbers.

May 25, 2026
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STANDARD·Media / Entertainment

Why the American Music Awards Still Matter in a Fan-Voted Music World

The 2026 AMAs showed how fan voting, streaming attention, social media, and traditional TV still overlap in American pop culture.

May 25, 2026
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