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John Schnatter, Papa John’s founder, ex-CEO and the company’s namesake, did a One America News interview that went viral on Monday, saying that he’s been working to dispel accusations of racism that led him to step down from the company’s helm. However, he did so by saying that he’s been working for the last 20 months to rid his vocabulary of the N-word—which has led to a new round of speculation about his racism. Featured Video Hide Schnatter was interviewe...

Good Morning America interview with Lane’s mom, Liz Desobeau, “We said we will keep making videos because Lane loves it.” The videos have branched out a bit though, in part to document the phenomenon they’ve become. That included a segment on The Drew Barrymore Show last Thursday, in which the talk show host set up a meeting between the Desobeaus and Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker. Advertisement Hide #heavymetalbaby got to meet @drewbarrymore and @travisbarkerofficial...

6:00 Join us this week for a special edition of Inside The Blanket Fort and check out the debut podcast of "Survived by One: The Life and Mind of a Family Mass Murderer" by Robert Hanlon and Thomas Odle from Blanket Fort Radio Theater. Join us this week for a special edition of Inside The Blanket Fort.  Also, check out the debut podcast of "Survivied by One: The Life and Mind of a Family Mass Murderer" by Robert Hanlon and Thomas Odle from Blanket Fort Radio Theater and SIU Press. Blanket For...

Zadie Smith on the Psychology of the Two Types of Writers “It’s a feeling of happiness that knocks me clean out of adjectives. I think sometimes that the best reason for writing novels is to experience those four and a half hours after you write the final word.” By Maria Popova On March 24, 2008, two years before she penned her oft-cited ten rules of writing, the immeasurably brilliant Zadie Smith delivered a lecture at Columbia University’s Writing Program under the brief “to speak ...

The climactic scene from the 1942 Oscar-winning film Casablanca: Conrad Veidt (from left) Claude Rains, Paul Henreid, Humphrey Bogart, and Ingrid Bergman. Photo by FilmPublicityArchive/United Archives via Getty Images Books BU prof, whose father and uncle wrote the Oscar-winning Casablanca, takes a fictional look behind the scenes March 1, 2021 Twitter Facebook Leslie Epstein’s new novel is a behind-the-scenes Hollywood comedy involving his father and uncle, real-life H...

President Trump got 'witch hunt' to trend on Twitter on Monday, reacting to a Supreme Court ruling, but he still isn't allowed to tweet.

5:59 Journey back Inside The Blanket Fort as we continue to preview the upcoming new podcast from Blanket Fort Radio Theater - "Survived by One: The Life and Mind of a Family Mass Murderer" by Robert Hanlon and Thomas Odle. Also catch the final installments of "A Knight of Another Sort: Prohibition Days and Charlie Birger" by Gary DeNeal. This week on Inside The Blanket Fort we continue our conversation with the student producers of the upcoming new podcast production of "Survived by One:...

Check out comedians doing a Bling Empire live-read and fundraiser. Explore afroLAtinidad. Listen to Talib Kweli discuss his new memoir. Catch a screening of a documentary about legendary L.A. fight venue the Olympic Auditorium. Watch Q&As with the cast and creatives behind films Never Rarely Sometimes Always and The Father. Films.Dance The new global film series with a focus on international dance films features 150 artists from 25 countries participating in 15 short films that were shot dur...

This week on Inside The Blanket Fort we continue our discussion on the upcoming new podcast of the SIU Press true crime story "Survived by One: The Life

5:59 Journey back Inside The Blanket Fort this week as we learn about the latest podcast from Blanket Fort Radio Theater! Get the inside scoop on "Survived by One: The Life and Mind of a Family Mass Murderer" by Robert Hanlon and Thomas Odle. Also listen to the latest podcast episode of "A Knight of Another Sort: Prohibition Days and Charlie Birger." Join us this week for Inside The Blanket Fort as we learn about the latest podcast from Blanket Fort Radio Theater and their production of th...