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Tyler Gillespie a fifth-generation Floridian, educator, and award-winning writer. He's the author of the nonfiction ...

Bimal Roy's 'Devdas', a 1955 classic, is a poignant masterpiece of Indian cinema. Dilip Kumar's portrayal of a doomed lover ...

From 1925: Bernard Newman, 21, was on trial for manslaughter for the second time. A witness testified that Newman “appeared to be intoxicated” when he struck and killed Joseph Kennedy on the shoulder ...

IF at first you don’t succeed, try again. And again. At least, that’s what Meghan Markle seems to believe.  Last week, the ...

Gracie Abrams found herself in a rare bind. For one of the first times in her life, she says, "I felt like I had nothing to ...

Hard rock and heavy metal have long had a love affair with the Vikings. Led Zeppelin arguably kicked the whole thing off with Immigrant Song in 1970, singer Robert Plant memorably wailing, ‘ Valhalla, ...

Lola Kirke found country music through the back door of Rock ‘n Roll. “I found Gram Parsons through the Rolling Stones and The Byrds—Parsons was my gateway drug,” the singer, songwriter, and actor ...

Our recap and review of NCIS Season 22 Episode 17 digs into the increasing scuffle between McGee and Deputy Director Laroche.

What decade is it, what continent is it on, what kind of room is it in?” Rain Dogs has much in common with Swordfishtrombones—antiquated instruments, metal-on-metal percussion, stomping cabaret ...

With the Muslim holy month of Ramadan – a period of fasting, reflection and community – just ended and the Christian Holy Week coming up, it’s a good time for reflection, for introspection ...