It was never a given that humans would logically connect one cinematic sequence to the next, thinking of them as a story ...

There’s an interesting dissonance between changing times and values. Younger generations typically push the cultural envelope ...

While I don’t believe the movie plays as well in 2025 as it did at the close of the 20th century, much of Smith’s dialogue is ...

Unlike traditional nuclear rivalries where both sides possess declared arsenals – like India and Pakistan, which despite ...

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--In this short story, writer Sophia Taghizadeh crafts an alternate ending to “The Tell-Tale Heart,” Edgar Allan Poe’s masterpiece about insanity, murder, and guilt. The coldness of the steel chair ...

If there’s one thing the state of Montana has plenty of—aside from mountains, sheep, and big sky—it’s wind. Here’s how Amy Gamerman, longtime contributor to the Wall Street Journal and author of a new ...

First things first: New York City is not dead. It’s not dying. It’s not on life support. It is not a “hellscape,” despite what Tucker Carlson, a few hedge fund refugees in Miami, and your aunt from ...

Infinite twists and turns are the most surprising thing about Phillip Kurata’s new novel, The Israeli. You can never predict the plot twists. In a nutshell, to paraphrase Nat King Cole, the book is ...

The Phoenician Scheme is the wonderful new movie from Wes Anderson, one of the most consistent filmmakers working today. It stars Benicio Del Toro, and your immediate reaction to this fact will ...

Loud, obnoxious, and downright off-putting comedian Tim Robinson of Detroiters and I Think You Should Leave fame is anything but normal. Whether it’s going on a reality dating show simply for the zip ...

Gamerman delves into these issues, and the often-colorful characters driving the story. There’s Jarrett and his dutiful daughter Jami; Marty Wilde, a volatile and eccentric wind prospector; Russell ...