Animated TV shows became popular in the 1950s with “Felix the Cat” and “Crusader Rabbit.” The genre grew through the 1960s with Disney productions and the rise of major animation producer Hanna-Barbera Productions. But…
The COVID-19 pandemic radically changed the way America’s hospitals work and the burden put on hospital staff, doctors, and nurses. In hard-hit areas, intensive care bed availability disappeared, and other hospital beds were turned…
Driven by a surge in homicides and an increase in cases of aggravated assault, the U.S. violent crime rate rose in 2020, according to data from the FBI. One bright spot in the latest…
The United States Supreme Court struck down a Biden administration moratorium on evictions last August. Only months later, 4.4 million residential renters across the country said they are “somewhat” or “very likely” to face…
Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, the United States has been through several waves of COVID-19, often because of new variants of the virus. While cases are dropping nationwide from the recent wave,…
The 94th Academy Awards will be held on March 27 at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, and this year one film has a chance to make history. That would be “The Power of the…
Following a 2018 Supreme Court decision that lifted a federal ban on sports betting, many states have rushed to create new laws to allow sports betting. There are now 32 states with at least…
More than 100 years ago, the motion-picture industry decamped to California from the East Coast to work in better weather, escape the monopoly imposed by Thomas Edison, and film at lower production costs. While…
The expectations earlier in 2022 that inflation might become muted as the year progressed have been completely undermined. Several recent reports show inflation at a decades-high level. The producer price index posted an annual…
The picture people used to have of doctors, not terribly long ago, was of people who had spent endless years getting a specialized education, made a great deal of money, and took every Wednesday…
The omicron variant pushed new daily cases of COVID-19 to all-time highs in the United States and underscored the urgency of the national vaccination effort. So far, an estimated 216,767,955 Americans have been fully…
The U.S. reported over 248,000 new cases of coronavirus over the seven days ending March 15, bringing the total count to more than 78.7 million confirmed cases of COVID-19. There have been more than…
Good news, everyone! After a nearly-decade long hiatus in the acclaimed comedy series by creators Matt Groening and David X. Cohen, Futurama is set to return to the small screen. Having faced three cancellations…
There’s something about the science fiction genre that turns a lot of sci-fi movies into cult favorites. It may be because sci-fi is almost by definition unusually creative. Sci-fi movies may involve extraterrestrial lifeforms,…
As sports betting has become legal in increasingly more states, the American gambling landscape has been undergoing a major shift. As of 2022, 32 states have legalized sports betting, casino gaming, or online betting.…
