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Recent Articles
Rethinking Courtesy Titles in Obituaries
It’s time to show respect by not overemphasizing gender.
Why We Confuse “Race” and “Ethnicity”: A Lexicographer’s Perspective
On our evolving understandings of racial categorization and cultural identity.
Doctor He, She, or They? Changing Gender, and Language, in “Doctor Who”
Celebrating the power of speculative fiction to challenge our preconceptions.
Covering Poverty: What to Avoid and How to Get It Right
A tip sheet from Journalist’s Resource to help journalists think more deeply about how they select and cover stories.
On Calling Little Girls “Princess”
Can this gendered term of endearment be reclaimed as empowering?
You Are Where? The Name Gentrification of Low-Income Neighborhoods
When trendy areas adopt place names with deep roots, like L.A.’s “Eastside.”
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