When Frank Herbert sat down in 1963 to start writing ‘Dune,’ he wasn’t thinking about how to leave Earth behind. He…
In the past, adolescents’ musical palettes were dominated by the Top-40 artists, creating a widely shared – if perhaps…
Before you tune into Hollywood’s biggest night of the year, check out our coverage of the stars of this year’s show.
For all its praise, the film furthers the dominant narrative of the bombs as a morally fraught but necessary project, with…
By compiling stories about the accomplishments of women, Christine set out to build an allegorical city where women and…
Through their media savvy, two consultants were able to make the Oscars as much about the attire as the gold statuettes.
Though only a few of Scorsese’s films focus on religious stories, deeper questions about faith, doubt and living in a…
Hopefully, Academy Award winners will be chosen because voters believed in the actors’ performances − not because of…
Non-English language cinema – previously seen by niche audiences – is increasingly finding acceptance and recognition,…
Composer and conductor John Williams has shown for more than 60 years how music can take movies to new heights.
Before being pushed aside by the NCAA, the AIAW, which was designed for and by women, governed women’s college athletics.
No other 20th-century American novel did quite so much to burnish Brooklyn’s reputation. But Smith rarely saw her hometown…
In addition to destroyed buildings, there’s an entire underground world – filled with untold numbers of artifacts, bones…
Many children’s educational shows undergo pre-screening to make sure each episode delivers its intended message. Adult…
Her new songs are arriving at a moment when country music’s reputation as overwhelmingly white is finally starting to…
Nearly 80% of people have accepted invitations to events they didn’t want to attend.
It’s tempting to see this trend as a sign of the times. But the biggest book publishers started changing their approach…
The colorful bubble letters have attracted praise and condemnation, with taggers seeing their work as a gift to the city,…
How can an industry experiencing systemic failure get back on its feet?
In 1930, economist John Maynard Keynes famously predicted that within a century, the normal workweek would decrease to 15…