Is it India? Is it Bharat? Speculations abound as government pushes for the country’s Sanskrit name
India, the host nation of this year’s Group of 20 summit, has two official names
2023-09-08 12:48
Film festival season carries on in Toronto, despite a star-power outage
When SAG-AFTRA announced a strike this summer, Cameron Bailey, the longtime chief executive of the Toronto International Film Festival, dusted off his COVID-19 playbook
2023-09-08 04:22
7 Facts About Hispanic Heritage Month
For more than 30 years, Americans have celebrated Hispanic Heritage Month from September 15 through October 15 each year. Here’s how this annual celebration came to be—and how you can take part.
2023-09-08 03:59
Your Expired At-Home COVID-19 Test Might Not Be Expired After All
Don't throw away that expired nose swab kit just yet.
2023-09-08 03:57
10 Frightening Facts about Henry James’s ‘The Turn of the Screw’
Learn about Henry James’s ‘The Turn of the Screw’—the classic ghost story that inspired (among many other things) Netflix’s ‘The Haunting of Bly Manor.’
2023-09-08 03:21
Fall music releases: Pop powerhouses, country classics, hip-hop heavyweights and beyond
Music fans, it is time to bid adieu to the sunny, slow summer months
2023-09-08 02:24
10 Damn Fine Facts About David Lynch
The iconoclastic director behind ‘Mulholland Drive,’ ‘Twin Peaks,’ and more cult classics once drew a comic strip about a furious dog and dislikes large furniture.
2023-09-08 02:20
Bryant Gumbel's 'Real Sports,' HBO's longest-running show, will end after 29 seasons
Bryant Gumbel's “Real Sports” newsmagazine was the longest-running show on HBO, and soon it will be no more
2023-09-07 04:23
How Jimmy Buffett Turned “Margaritaville” Into a Way of Life
The late singer's beach bum reputation helped him build a billion-dollar empire.
2023-09-07 03:27
Misconceptions About 9 Major Holidays
New Year’s resolutions aren’t doomed to fail, Halloween isn’t about devil worship, and Christmas isn’t celebrated on December 25 because Jesus was born that day.
2023-09-07 02:51
Watch an Early Silent Film About the Theory of Relativity
In 1923, filmmakers attempted to demonstrate Einstein's theory of relativity with pistols.
2023-09-07 02:26
How Sesame Street Dealt With 9/11
'Sesame Street' has a long history of teaching kids how to deal with traumatic events. In the wake of 9/11, the show's creators wanted to find a way to bring the real-world horror to their young audience's attention.
2023-09-07 00:49