To many, the case against disgraced entertainment mogul Harvey Weinstein seemed as insurmountable as the ever-growing list of women who accused him of a decadeslong pattern of sexual assault and rape....
Some stories on the big screen are so iconic that actors playing idolized roles fuses with the character itself.
Daniel Radcliffe’s Harry Potter comes to mind first. Taylor Lautner is forever tied...
My 12-year-old sister had to call 911 when my dad fell and broke six ribs and punctured a lung. While he was momentarily incapacitated, she knew to call 911 and tell them our address and what had happened. Before...
It might actually happen.
After Bernie Sanders’ big win in the Nevada caucuses on Feb. 22, the independent Vermont senator is the frontrunner for the first time in a presidential-nomination race....
Sometimes “stay warm out there” just isn’t enough.
Millions feel the effects of seasonal affective disorder, or SAD, around this time of year. It’s essentially a mood shift that occurs annually,...
A recent policy event on occupational-licensing reform hosted by Americans for Prosperity shed light on the red tape that hinders success instead of incentivizing entrepreneurship.
Guest speaker and...
The Super Bowl might be long gone, but the football season is just getting started for the XFL.
The new professional league is similar to the NFL but aims to create a safer environment. The key difference...
An Iowa House subcommittee recently advanced a bill that would require public schools to notify parents of any curricula that pertain to sexuality or gender identity. It would also give parents a choice...
He’s a Manhattan businessman who became a politician. His name has become a headline — followed by racial targeting and at least several sexual-misconduct allegations.
No, I’m not referring...
As someone who writes a lot about climate change, I don’t usually have a lot of reasons for optimism.
Sure, there’s Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg, the Sunrise Movement, and the proposed...
The ratings of the recently released film Downhill are going, well, downhill. Despite a well-intentioned, poorly executed American rendition of the Swedish classic Force Majeure, Julia Louis-Dreyfus...
As a longstanding fan of tabletop games, I’ve noticed that there’s a pervasive stereotype about them — the notion that only weird anti-social men play them. The chief example? Dungeons & Dragons.
The...
