PBS "Masterpiece" has a new spin on an old story, with a six-hour serial version of "Les Miserables." Unlike recent…
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In "Hamlet," William Shakespeare contemplated the fact that once a person dies, no living person knows where that departed soul…
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The melting of polar ice masses is a prominent topic in the news lately, but it's difficult to imagine what…
Rick Prelinger produces a film series called "Lost Landscapes," montages that present city life across 100 years. These portraits tell…
Cathy Guisewite is the creator of the "Cathy" comic strip, which ran for 34 years before her 2010 retirement. Guisewite's…
