His departure plunges Japan back into political uncertainty, reviving fears of a return to the revolving-door prime ministers ...

Didi and Cliff are emotionally appealing in distinct ways: she, buttoned-up, terse, a workaholic trying to overcome her ...

There is something to be said for the benefits of diminishing the presence of record companies. Removing them from the creative process can make music more authentic and success more democratic. Yet ...

But the significance of Disney princesses extends far beyond their entertainment value. As stories created for children, and often intended to teach a lesson or impart specific morals, these films ...

An innovative seawater cooling system was built into the performing arts center from the start. But can this iconic landmark, once a symbol of modernist ambition, also learn a few new tricks about ...

In the end, reading about the lifestyles of the ultrarich may leave you feeling outraged, appalled, and—possibly—envious of those with so much money to burn. In any case, you’ll better understand the ...

Rather than follow “America’s Prince” with increasingly important TV and movie roles, Polaha landed a string of starring appearances in television shows that seemed promising, launched … and then ...

No film exemplifies these values better than this year’s Everything Everywhere All At Once. Starring Michelle Yeoh, the film follows a middle-aged woman running a laundromat who discovers the ...

Faulkner wasn’t the only literary icon who went to Hollywood to make a bundle writing for the movies. In 1933, Nathanael West moved to California on a contract for Columbia pictures, as did Dorothy ...

The resurrection of dead franchises and the creation of new ones based on recognizable intellectual properties all target one core emotion: nostalgia. Hollywood is not facing a lack of ideas; rather, ...

Slavery has existed in nearly every society in the world in some form or another. Until British Atlantic societies developed the chattel model, no form of enslavement gave such complete and utter ...

Many nights, Spooks turn on their shortwave radios and drift through the frequencies. On any given night, one can hear amateur radio stations broadcasting church sermons, utility traffic for aircrafts ...