Woman of the Year
Woman of the Year is a 1942 American romantic comedy drama film directed by George Stevens and starring Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn. The film was written by Ring Lardner…
Good Vibrations (film)
Good Vibrations is a 2013 comedy-drama film written by Colin Carberry and Glenn Patterson and directed by Lisa Barros D'Sa and Glenn Leyburn. It stars Richard Dormer, Jodie Whittaker, Adrian…
Someone Lived Here: Sarah Orne Jewett house in South Berwick, ME
The home, this town, and it’s residents were the inspiration for many of Sarah Orne Jewett’s novels and short stories. Her writing is often described as regionalism, but behind her…
Very Special Episodes: Live From New York, It’s Your Grandmother
During its first 50 seasons, Saturday Night Live has welcomed legendary actors, superstar athletes, and notable politicians. But for one memorable night in 1977, Lorne Michaels turned the show over…
The Legend of SwordQuest
What started as a promotion for a new Atari game would become one of the most controversial moments in ‘80s pop culture, with a central mystery that’s consumed fans for…
HistoryExtra podcast: George Orwell’s final chapter
Did you know that George Orwell only found national acclaim as an author in the final years of his life, as his health was worsening? Or that, with the growing…
Jenny Holzer, Marquees, Times Square, 1993
“Slipping into madness is good for the sake of comparison.” While that might sound like an offbeat new marketing gambit by the New York Convention and Visitors Bureau, the aphorism,…
A Summer Story
A Summer Story is a 1988 British drama film directed by Piers Haggard and written by Penelope Mortimer, based on John Galsworthy’s 1916 short story "The Apple Tree". Starring James…
Oscar (1991 film)
Oscar is a 1991 American comedy film directed by John Landis. Based on the Claude Magnier stage play, it is a remake of the 1967 French film of the same…
WTF is Dancehall?
The Insanely Influential Genre That Inspired Sampling, Hip Hop, Dubstep & More