Nation Aug 14 How a city reckons with its ‘Straight Outta Compton’ roots N.W.A.’s seminal album “Straight outta Compton” painted the Los Angeles area city as a hotbed for gang banging and drug dealing. But long after its 1988 debut, its residents have been working to change that image: Compton is not what…
Nation Aug 13 ‘Sesame Street’ moves to HBO, with re-airs on PBS After calling PBS home for 45 years, HBO is now how you get to “Sesame Street.” Sesame Workshop, the non-profit group that produces the show, announced Thursday that the next five seasons of the popular educational children's show will start…
Arts Jul 31 You can trace all modern political TV battles back to this one moment in 1968 Heated political rhetoric is nothing new, a new documentary on Gore Vidal and William Buckley shows.
Arts Jul 28 Not everyone’s sold on Seuss Parents have worried about whether it is confusing to introduce nonsense words while their children are actively learning dictionary words.
Nation Jul 24 Lafayette theater shooter had a ‘history of mental health issues,’ court documents reveal The shooter who opened fire Thursday night in a movie theater in Lafayette, Louisiana, killing two people, before turning the gun on himself, was a 59-year-old drifter from Alabama, authorities said Friday.
Arts Jul 22 8 things you didn’t know about Dr. Seuss Surprising facts about the man who wrote some of the country's most beloved children's books, whose posthumous book "What Pet Should I Get?" comes out next week.
Arts Jul 13 How newspapers reviewed ‘To Kill A Mockingbird’ in 1960 At a time when Jim Crow laws still gripped the U.S. southern states and the civil rights movement was beginning to hit its stride, Harper Lee was quietly developing two books that told the story of racism in the South.
Arts Jul 09 Country music legend Willie Nelson named next recipient of Gershwin Prize Willie Nelson is the first country music star to receive the Gershwin Prize for Popular Song, the Library of Congress announced Thursday, calling the red-headed stranger a "musical explorer."…
Nation Jul 07 Dylann Roof, suspect in Charleston shooting, formally indicted on murder charges Prosecutors formally indicted Dylann Roof, the 21-year-old man accused of killing nine worshippers at a black church in Charleston, South Carolina, on several counts of murder and attempted murder on Tuesday.
Politics Jul 01 Ted Cruz reminds everyone why we have professional voice actors Ted Cruz stopped by the Buzzfeed offices to prove his was the biggest fan of “The Simpsons” by working his way through many personalities made famous by the animated comedy.