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Oscar voters jumped into the multiverse this year, embracing big hit movies and little indies and everything in between. It was a year in which filmmakers

The American Film Institute periodically releases its 100 best American movies list and I came across one recently that was put together in 2008. The films are all impactful as

Kimberly Akimbo begins previews on Broadway tonight, October 12, and officially opens November 10th. Meet the cast bringing this show to the stage here!

Californians turned "Okie" into an insult. My family had similar insults thrown at them — “Mexican” and “paisa."

Held on the first Monday of September, Labor Day is not just an excuse for a (much needed) three-day weekend. Instead, the holiday sprung forth from the struggles and victories of the labor movement in the United States.

Held on the first Monday of September, Labor Day is not just an excuse for a (much needed) three-day weekend. Instead, the holiday sprung forth from the struggles and victories of the labor movement in the United States.

Bangladesh went through Rural Transformation 2.0 between 2000-2020, and the traditional concept of our villages being remote and undeveloped is no longer valid.

Kern County Sheriff Donny Youngblood ran unopposed this year despite years of controversy swirling around his department.

Remember the song in “Mary Poppins” that Julie Andrews sang while the old Bird Woman tossed out bread crumbs to pigeons on the steps of St. Paul’s Cathedral? It was

Even after Jessie Binford left Hull House due to its demolition, she corresponded with Florence Scala through hand-written letters. Scala learned that Binford was a country girl who lived in the big city of Chicago. Scala reads some of her letters from Binford. There is also an excerpt of Jessie Binford.