art and entertainment

Cowboys having a meal at a campsite.

Jan 21, 2020

American Life, History

The Making of the Cowboy Myth

Tim Lehman

Jan 20, 2020

Culture, Movies

After 100 Years, Fellini’s Dreams Still Resonate

Nicholas Gilmore

An alien exoplanet

Jan 17, 2020

News of the Week

News of the Week: A New Planet, a Sleeping Beauty, and a Fantastically Funny Family Feud Fail

Bob Sassone

The pain scale, showing a range of smiley faces.

Jan 17, 2020

Contemporary Fiction, Fiction

Don’t Have to Be Crying

Patricia Perry Donovan

Scene from 1917, where a soldier on the Western Front stands up in a trench during a barrage of mortar fire.

Jan 16, 2020

Culture, Movies, Movies for the Rest of Us

Review: 1917 — Movies for the Rest of Us with Bill Newcott

Bill Newcott

Customer dances with the shoe salesman, to help get a sense on how they feel during an activity.

Jan 15, 2020

Cartoon Collections, Humor

Cartoons: Shoe Store Shenanigans

Post Editors

The Simpsons family

Jan 15, 2020

5 Things You Forgot About The Simpsons

Troy Brownfield

Young people chatting on a boat

Jan 14, 2020

Classic Fiction, Fiction

“The Privileged Class” by George Bradshaw

George Bradshaw

Photo of Elizabeth Taylor

Jan 13, 2020

Humor, Wit's End

Wit’s End: Losing Weight with Liz Taylor

Maya Sinha

Scene from the film, Just Mercy

Jan 10, 2020

Culture, Movies, Movies for the Rest of Us

Review: Just Mercy — Movies for the Rest of Us with Bill Newcott

Bill Newcott

Image of a deer with blood on it.

Jan 10, 2020

Contemporary Fiction, Fiction

All Happy Families

Benny Goodman (third from left) with some of his former musicians, seated around piano left to right: Vernon Brown, George Auld, Gene Krupa, Clint Neagley, Ziggy Elman, Israel Crosby and Teddy Wilson (at piano).

Jan 09, 2020

Culture, History, Music

How the Music of the Big Bands Defined a Generation

Val Lauder

Scene from the film, Just Mercy

Jan 09, 2020

Culture, Movies

Seriously Good Films for January 2020

Bill Newcott

Woman tells her husband to ask about the penguins in the living room.

Jan 08, 2020

Cartoon Collections, Humor

Cartoons: Real (Funny) Estate

Post Editors

A young Elvis Presley poses for a photo wearing a red, checkered sports jacket.

Jan 08, 2020

Culture, Music, The 1950s

When Elvis Flopped in Vegas

Jan 07, 2020

Classic Fiction, Fiction

“The Enchanted Hour” by Sinclair Lewis