West Side filmmaking program Luv City is keeping teens off the streets and making movies
Dre Rodriguez founded Luv City to connect with Gen Z youth and keep them out of trouble in some of Chicago’s most violent ...
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Kansas philanthropy not all it’s cracked up to be | Opinion
For example, unlike the Kansas and United States governments, Kansas city governments are legally forbidden from making use of direct income taxes as a revenue tool. This is the c ...
What is a sanctuary city? Is NJ a sanctuary state? What limitations does ICE have?
Although there is no formal definition, a sanctuary city or state typically refers to local and state governments imposing limitations that restrict their cooperation with the federal government when ...
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Inside China’s micro-drama boom: How one-minute episodes are taking cellphone viewers by storm
In 2024, the revenue of this industry, which boasts over 500 million users in the country, surpassed box office earnings for ...
A24 Delays ‘Legend of Ochi’ Release After Director Loses House in L.A. Fires, Sundance Premiere on Schedule
A24 has delayed the release of "The Legend of Ochi" after the filmmaker's house burned down in the Los Angeles wildfires.
Sundance is moving to one of 3 cities. Here’s what we know about their bids
Boulder, Cincinnati and a combined Salt Lake City and Park City are competing to become the new home of the Sundance Film ...
For Some Democrats, Talk of ‘Sanctuary Cities’ Has Grown Quieter
Many leaders say their policies to limit local cooperation with federal immigration officials stand. But signs of division ...
Leonardo DiCaprio, Martin Scorsese in Talks for ‘The Devil in the White City’ From 20th Century
Larson’s best-selling book The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America is set in ...
‘A window into a forbidden world’: Martin Jankowksi on Berlin’s literary scene
Florence Thomas talks with Martin Jankowski about literature, censorship, and the never-ending search for funding ...
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Gazan Refugees in Egypt Are in a Hellish Limbo
Over the last 15 months, more than 100,000 Palestinians have escaped to Egypt. They pay thousands of dollars a head to escape ...
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‘The Forbidden Garden’ details the tragic backstory of the world’s first seed bank
During World War II, as Nazi forces besieged the Russian city of Leningrad, scientists at the city’s famed seed bank made a pact to protect the collection and consume nothing, even if it could have ...
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Yes, cities in Canada will burn too
John Vaillant, author of the best-selling book Fire Weather, says the hotter our cities become, the more we must worry about ...