Thanks to a renewed interest in Iranian cinema among movie lovers, we are republishing it with two additional films. For centuries, poetry was Iran’s most prominent cultural export. Since the Iranian ...

At night, she worked on her novels. By day, as an editor at Random House, she championed a new generation of writers.

To answer this question, I talked to two activists who adorn iconic statues with climate messages as a form of ...

Two centuries after his downfall, Napoleon remains both revered and controversial in France — but above all, unavoidable.

The following day, the Civil Rights Act - a landmark bill to end discrimination which had been stalling in the Senate – was finally passed. Using archive interviews with two of the swimming activists, ...

Most, when prodded, give a playful shrug at the curious phenomenon at Long Island's Plainview-Old Bethpage John F. Kennedy ...

Thacker Mountain Radio Hour, a live radio show recorded at Off Square Books, features readings and musical performances in an intimate setting that feels like being in someone’s living room – if that ...

June 19, 2025, marks the fifth consecutive year that Juneteenth is a federally recognized United States holiday.

Rosa Parks has been gone for nearly 20 years. Her legacy lives on, and now the City of Detroit wants to ensure her longtime ...

Kendrick Lamar, Ledisi and others are creating the soundtrack for this cultural inflection point and for the legacy of Juneteenth.

A new, original variety show is coming to the Rhode Center for the Arts for, not one, but two shows, this Saturday.