Four Centuries Of New Yorkers Who Shaped The City

Across 400 years, New York City has drawn ambitious dreamers, risk-takers, and reformers who helped define not only the metropolis but an entire nation. From early settlers to civil rights trailblazers, we highlight some of the stories of ordinary people whose actions built the vibrant, diverse and progressive landscape that is New York today. Sam Roberts, urban affairs correspondent, The New York Times, author, The New Yorkers: 31 Remarkable People, 400 Years, and the Untold Biography of the World’s Greatest […]

November 2, 2025 1

Health

Profit Over Patients: Are Private Equity Firms Ruining Healthcare?

America’s healthcare system is increasingly being shaped by private equity investors who are focused on driving profit over health. From fraudulent billing practices to staff cuts, their short-term financial tactics have fueled bankruptcies and worsened care quality across the country. Our experts explain the strategies of these firms that are harming consumers, as well as the policies working to reinstitute patients’ health as the top priority. Guest Information: Lynn Unruh, PhD, RN, professor emerita, University of Central Florida; Michael Fenne, […]

November 2, 2025 1

Music

Writer/director Cameron Crowe gives update on Joni Mitchell biopic

Writer/lyricist Cameron Crowe and Joni Mitchell pose at the opening night of the new musical "Almost Famous" at The Old Globe Theatre on September 27, 2019 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Bruce Glikas/WireImage)Writer/director Cameron Crowe has offered an update on his long-in-the works biopic on Joni Mitchell.Crowe, whose memoir The Uncool came out Tuesday, has been attached to the project since 2023 and tells Variety he’s still “working on” it.“We’re gonna do it next year. And I just feel […]

October 31, 2025 5

Music

The Rolling Stones preview ‘Black and Blue’ box set with ‘Fool To Cry’ video

Cover of The Rolling Stones' 'Black and Blue'/(Interscope/UMe)The Rolling Stones are giving fans a preview of the upcoming super-deluxe reissue of their 1976 album Black and Blue.The band just shared a video of a performance of “Fool to Cry” from an unreleased TV broadcast of their 1976 concert at Les Abattoirs in Paris, which is part of a Blu-ray included in the set.According to a post on Instagram, the performance is “a rare glimpse into the Black and Blue era.”The five-LP or four-CD […]

October 31, 2025 1

Music

See the late Brian Wilson perform ‘This Isn’t Love’ from ‘Live at the Roxy Theatre’

Cover of Brian Wilson's 'Live At The Roxy Theatre'/(Oglio Records)The late Beach Boys founder Brian Wilson’s first live album, Brian Wilson: Live at the Roxy Theatre, is set to be reissued on Nov. 7 in celebration of its 25th anniversary, and now fans are getting a look at one of the performances on the album.A video for the song “This Isn’t Love” has just been released. Brian notes in the clip, “This is a love song with a very beautiful […]

October 31, 2025

Entertainment

Ariana Grande, Jessica Lange and more join ‘American Horror Story’ season 13

Ariana Grande speaks during the 2025 MTV Video Music Awards at UBS Arena on Sept. 7, 2025, in Elmont, New York. (Arturo Holmes/Getty Images for MTV)The cast for American Horror Story season 13 has been revealed, and it features some familiar faces.Ryan Murphy announced the cast of the 13th season of the horror series on Friday, which just so happened to be Halloween.Ariana Grande has been cast in the new season of the FX anthology series, marking her reunion with […]

October 31, 2025 2

Entertainment

The Beatles films add Saoirse Ronan, Mia McKenna-Bruce, Anna Sawai and Aimee Lou Wood

Saoirse Ronan attends the Louis Vuitton Womenswear Fall/Winter 2025-2026 show as part of Paris Fashion Week at on March 10, 2025, in Paris, France. (Marc Piasecki/WireImage via Getty Images)We now know the actresses who will play the love interests of The Beatles in the upcoming four-film cinematic event centered on the iconic band.Sony Pictures has announced that Saoirse Ronan, Mia McKenna-Bruce, Anna Sawai and Aimee Lou Wood will play Linda Eastman, Maureen Cox, Yoko Ono and Pattie Boyd in the […]

October 31, 2025 1

Entertainment

Spike Lee says ‘it’s been a blessing’ to have a body of work with Denzel Washington

Director Spike Lee (L) and Denzel Washington seen at Apple Original Films and A24's HIGHEST 2 LOWEST - Los Angeles Special Screening at Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, Ted Mann Theater on August 13, 2025, in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Eric Charbonneau/A24 via Getty Images)Spike Lee and Denzel Washington's friendship has survived the test of time, and it's because they have a strong foundation. Spike tells People their "relationship is based upon love and trust, trust and love," which is […]

October 31, 2025 1

Music

R.E.M.’s Mike Mills reveals how Ariana Grande inspired Howl Owl Howl’s first single

Cover of Howl Owl Howl's single 'My Cologne'/(Howl Owl Howl)R.E.M.’s Mike Mills, The Black Crowes' former drummer Steve Gorman and Hootie & the Blowfish frontman Darius Rucker recently announced they were joining forces for a new supergroup, Howl Owl Howl, and now they’re sharing their first single.The band has just released the track “My Cologne,” and Mills explains on Instagram that it was actually inspired by pop star Ariana Grande.Mills says in the video, “Ariana Grande put out a record […]

October 31, 2025

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