Two years into a surge in book banning efforts across the country, restrictions that were largely happening in school libraries, where they affected children, are now affecting the wider community as well.
Ulises de la Orden carves a documentary from film of the 1985 prosecution of the military leaders who had seized control of the government.
The veteran columnist and author has covered athletic endeavors for so long, he’s witnessed a revolution.
A traveler was visiting family when police impounded her vehicle, saying it had been reported stolen. Why wouldn’t Avis give her money back, and why would they rent her a stolen car in the first place?
Brian Merchant’s “Blood in the Machine” compares the labor struggles of the Industrial Revolution to today’s abusive gig economy.
Inside the former Wismut mining company in Germany are thousands of artworks, painted while the company secretly mined uranium for Soviet atomic bombs Continue reading...
Eliza Clark’s debut novel was a hit on TikTok. With her next book, “Penance,” she aims for literary longevity over viral success.
This colorful meal from Melissa Clark, full of chickpeas and peppers, comes together in two steps — no charring over an open flame required.
In “Foreign Bodies,” Simon Schama studies pandemics past and present, and how much — and little — we have learned.
Thomas’s dedication to pushing the envelope of big-screen entertainment is the focus of Mark Cousins’s latest documentary.
James N. Kienitz Wilkins’s eloquently argued experimental film warns of a contemporary Hollywood dangerously obsessed with the past.
A 1970s submarine recovery operation by the C.I.A. is the subject of this documentary, which prioritizes the excitement of undercover work over any serious consideration of the agency’s legacy.
This feature debut about a high schooler’s struggle with her cultural identity is promising, even if the allegory doesn’t always land.
In this too-languid drama, a young transgender woman and her family butt heads during a fraught beach vacation.
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Gael García Bernal plays a flamboyant figure taking the world of Mexican professional wrestling by storm in this underdog drama directed by Roger Ross Williams.
Join My Wedding allows tourists to purchase tickets to Indian weddings. Some say it’s resulted in meaningful cultural exchange. Others believe selling the experience can be cultural fetishism.
Caitlyn Jenner wasn't trying to fire shots at Kim Kardashian when she said the mogul "calculated" her way to fame -- in fact, her comments were part of a bigger convo, where she spoke proudly of Kim. Here's the deal, Caitlyn's featured in the…
The drag queen who performed at the bar owned by the guy who was fondling Rep. Lauren Boebert's boobs last week says contrary to Boebert's claim, that date wasn't #1. TMZ talked to Kendra Matic ... who was the lone drag performer who took the stage…
"Jersey Shore" star Ronnie Ortiz-Magro says he's grown a lot and turned his life around over the last couple years ... and believes he's ready to get back to work on the show that made him famous. We got Ronnie Wednesday at LAX, and we talked about…
Former "Million Dollar Listing" star Fredrik Eklund says his new AI real estate expert isn't here to take jobs from agents like himself -- instead, he says this tech can spark market growth. Fredrik joined us Wednesday on "TMZ Live" to introduce…
A poker player who lied about having terminal cancer in order to raise funds to get into the World Series of Poker Main Event is now apologizing for his fib ... saying this week, "What I did was wrong." Rob Mercer -- a 37-year-old Vallejo, Calif.…
Tristan Thompson has been granted temporary guardianship over his little brother after he was left unable to care for himself following the sudden death of his mother. A court hearing Wednesday determined the NBA player will now act as guardian to…
Tory Lanez is officially on the inside ... ensconced at the prison where he'll likely spend the next 10 years, and the facility is no cakewalk, as multiple murders have happened there just this year. North Kern State Prison in Delano, California…
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