"We Can't Tolerate This Anymore." That's what President Barack Obama told those attending a memorial service Sunday in Newtown, Connecticut, two days after a man shot his way into Sandy Hook Elementary School and killed 26 people -- 20 of them children no older than 7, who would never go on a date, ...

The American fairytale is far from enchanted, argues Matthew Stewart in his June 2018 cover story for The Atlantic. Power and wealth are concentrated in an anxious aristocracy, comprised of 10% of the population, that reigns by dividing the lower classes and pitting them against each other. It’s how

President Obama delivers remarks at COP21 in Paris on the global community's need to address the threat of climate change. November 30, 2015.

David Frost presents Barbra with a special Tony in 1970. For the first time since 1970, Barbra Streisand will grace the stage as a presenter at the 70th Annual Tony Awards. The show will air live from the Beacon Theatre in New York City.As previously announced, the evening will include appearances b

Today’s video Google Doodle, illustrated by Los Angeles-based guest artist Loveis Wise and narrated by actor and activist LeVar Burton, honors the 155th anniversary of Juneteenth. Short for “June Nineteenth,” Juneteenth marks the true end of chattel slavery across the United States— which didn’t act

Michelangelo’s David, the colossal marble statue representing the biblical tale of David and Goliath, has become a modern institution. Its craftsmanship, attention to detail and idealized body have captivated audiences for hundreds of years, and it has become a symbol of Renaissance art and the clas

Robin Williams discusses his movie "Awakenings" in this interview with Johnny Carson on "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" in 1991.

Big Hero 6 has been nominated by the Academy Awards 2015 for Best Animated Film. An action-packed comedy-adventure about the special bond that develops between Baymax (voice of Scott Adsit), a plus-sized inflatable robot, and prodigy Hiro Hamada (voice of Ryan Potter). When a devastating event befal

Graeme O'Neil takes a look at Austin Butler's tribute to Lisa Marie Presley following her death, just 2 days after she was there to watch him win a Golden Globe for playing her Dad, Elvis Presley, in the film "Elvis".

Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award winner Lin-Manuel Miranda makes his feature directorial debut with tick, tick…BOOM!, an adaptation of the autobiographical musical by Jonathan Larson, who revolutionized theater as the creator of Rent. The film follows Jon (Academy Award nominee and Tony Award winner An