Lastest Stories by Sarah Burns

Every month Netflix adds some movies to its roster and loses others, so the overall menu changes regularly. And every month there’s something to suit every taste. However, there are also movies...
Streaming platform Hulu, which is majority-owned by The Walt Disney Company, offers a large range of movies and TV series. Sources include Disney, Sony Pictures content through 2026, Lionsgate,...
Amusement parks are an American institution, with some dating back as far as the 19th century. Of course they have changed dramatically since then. Themes have expanded to include entertainment...
Every month Netflix adds some movies to its roster and loses some, so the overall menu of available films changes regularly. As usual with this top-flight streaming service, there’s something to...
In most of the United States today, an automobile is a necessity and not a luxury. Getting a driver’s license is a rite of passage and so is getting an automobile. However, that has become more...
The streaming platform Hulu (formerly branded as Hulu Plus) offers a huge range of movies from production sources including Disney (incorporating Sony Pictures properties from now through 2026),...
Affordable child care is a hot-button topic and is intertwined with issues of gender equality, class, and even race. The burden of child care has traditionally fallen on women, resulting in...
Education is crucial to getting ahead in a knowledge-based economy, and states regularly tout their schools and colleges when seeking to attract investors. But which states can back up their claims?...
Pantone is a familiar term to millions of people, ranging from artists and designers to manufacturers and consumers. Pantone is actually a company based in New Jersey (a subsidiary of Danaher...
Income inequality has become a major topic of political discourse all over the world, particularly since the COVID-19 pandemic began. Many governments adopted aggressive stimulus programs to put...
America is a highly mobile society. The American story is one of movement: Throughout its history the country has attracted migrants from all over the world, and for hundreds of years it has expanded...
Two of the most popular forms of entertainment are music and movies and the two are combined in the music biopic.  The earliest example of the genre – sort of – is a short released by...
The United States has the world’s largest economy. It is dynamic and diverse. Some industries rise while others fall, and with them the job market can have ups and downs. Similarly, jobs can become...
Mardi Gras, a festival that came to the United States as a French Catholic tradition, is celebrated on March 1 this year. Mardi Gras is French for “Fat Tuesday,” reflecting the practice of...
February is Black History Month, and what better way to observe it than to look at the achievements of the 11 Black Americans who have served in the United States Senate.  The first was Hiram Revels...