Such outsized fear can often lead to violence or repression against certain socially marginalized groups. Moral panics are recurring themes in my research on the anthropology of fear and ...

Between the ages of 6 and 9, children begin shifting from being self-centered to noticing the emotions and perspectives of others. This makes early childhood one of the most important periods for ...

The man behind the curtain created a gallery of generational favorites, inhabiting roles that were often closer to our hearts ...

In the messaging war over the federal government shutdown, potential presidential contenders are stepping onto one of their ...

Raoul Peck's essay film about the creation of "1984" uses George Orwell's words and writings as a jumping-off point to chart ...

U.S. and U.K. politicians do not face the same high stakes over budget approval. Members of Congress may eventually pay a political price for how they vote on the budget, but there is no immediate ...

Legal challenge mounts against mandated labor peace agreements in Santa Monica, with concerns raised about constitutional ...

The British actor hasn’t wasted his cinematic education, and there are shades of many of his past collaborators – including Steve McQueen and Joanna Hogg – in this striking social-realist drama ...

An interview with director Lucrecia Martel about her documentary debut Nuestra Tierra (Landmarks) and observing the history of colonial violence in Argentina.

"If Julius Malema falls, the party may crumble. If he survives, his struggle may yet transform this guilty verdict into the ...

The Story of Rocky Horror hitting UK cinemas this week, we revisit an exploration of how midnight screenings of The Rocky Horror Picture Show resurrected the idea of cinema as community. From our ...

Tony Soprano dissects his complicated duck dream with Dr. Melfi in The Sopranos, but there's actually a lot more to it.