1+ hour, 28+ min ago  (559+ words) Opinion Robert P. Jones "|" May 18, 2026 My wife, Jodi Kanter, is a performance studies scholar. Over the years, she's taught me how to read a stage. As I made my way onto the green grass of the National Mall in Washington, D. C. , Sunday,…...

14+ hour, 15+ min ago  (56+ words) The United States of America was not founded as a Christian nation," historian Heather Cox Richardson insisted in her May 17 Letters from an American" column. The professor of history at Boston College used her Sunday writing to comment on and…...

16+ hour, 6+ min ago  (57+ words) As July 4, 2026, approaches, Americans will be paying more attention than usual to events of 1776: the year the American Colonies declared their independence from Great Britain. Public historians, including filmmaker Ken Burns, have tried to offer a more inclusive view of…...

4+ day, 15+ hour ago  (39+ words) The murals begin before one can even step inside. At Mercado Central on East Lake Street in South Minneapolis, the walls pulse with color: painted'Virgen de Guadalupe'portraits, Aztec imagery, bright lettering, and scenes from Mexican history and everyday life....

4+ day, 15+ hour ago  (43+ words) At the world premiere of "The Devil Wears Prada 2," actress Meryl Streep leaned into her character's devilish persona. She wore the character's signature sunglasses along with long black gloves and a flowing red leather cape from'Givenchy's Winter 2026 collection....

5+ day, 15+ hour ago  (56+ words) Like millions of others, I attended a screening of'Michael'during its opening week. I found myself tapping my feet to the music. By the time "Bad" played at the film's conclusion, I was dancing my way out of the theater with…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (304+ words) We've seen it, the gold-plated 22-foot statue erected at the Trump Doral Golf Club, blessed by one his court priests, evangelical pastor Mark Burns, paid for by the Presidents Crypto Bros. The pose is his defiant hand raised at the…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (874+ words) News Jeff Brumley "|" May 6, 2026 Superhero films often demonstrate the importance of origin stories in showing how people and experiences shaped a given character, Stanford University scholar Lerone A. Martin said. Martin made the point to illustrate his motivation for writing his…...

2+ week, 14+ hour ago  (45+ words) A roughly 14-foot-tall bronze statue of the United States" most famous abolitionist, Harriet Tubman, will become a permanent fixtureoutside Philadelphia"s City Halllater this year. It will be thefirst statue of a Black female historical figurein the city"s public…...

2+ week, 14+ hour ago  (20+ words) As Rae Ann Kaylie sat on her mother's couch in the wake of her death, the Judaica felt overwhelming....