F. Scott Fitzgerald is the author of "The Great Gatsby," published in 1925. The novel is one of the most celebrated examples of the American Jazz Age and is critically acclaimed for its exploration of themes such as decadence, idealism, resistance to change, and excess. Fitzgerald's complex...
The first decade of the 20th century saw the start of what might be called “collective” upbringing. In what was then Palestine the new settlers established kibbutzim, in which were established separate homes for the children in order to free the mothers to work in the commune. As the syst...
This decade was dominated by the first "total war"—World War I. It also saw other huge changes during the Russian Revolution and the beginning of Prohibition in the United States. Tragedy struck when a fire rampaged through New York City's Triangle Shirtwaist Factory (1911); the "unsinkable...
Before Antonoff became one of the most in-demand producers in pop, he spent his time in bands. As a high school senior in 2002, he formed indie rock outfit Steel Train with several classmates, who'd have a decade-long run playing big festivals including Bonnaroo, SXSW, Warped Tour and L...
For the study, researchers asked participants to describe their first memory and the age at which it occurred. Participants were told they had to be sure the memory was the one that had happened. For example, it shouldn't be based on a photograph, a family story or any source other than...
Kendrick Lamar andDrakehave been throwing shots at each other for the past decade, but it wasn't until Drake's claims of being the best of the "Big Three" rappers (including him, Lamar andJ. Cole) in 2023 that the battle climaxed. ...
Former Doctor Who Jodie Whittaker is back on stage for the first time for more than a decade this autumn to star in The Duchess at the Trafalgar Theatre. Zinnie Harris’s production, an adaptation of John Webster’s classic The Duchess of Malfi, sees a recently widowed Duchess defy her fam...
Tucker has been an important cog in NBA lineups for the past decade, using his physicality and hustle to outwork opponents. Tucker's commitment to locking down the opposition's best player, coupled with his knack for knocking down corner three-pointers, has made him a highly sought-after ...
Her husband, an Englishman she married for love, was killed in the war over a decade earlier. Her two children, to whom she admits she was at best only adequate as a mother (“The passion of motherhood is a closed book to me”), are grown, living their own lives, and not looking ...
I also own the Chris Gaines album, mostly out of curiosity, which says way too much about my musical gullibility. Brooks’ most recent marketing ploy occurred two weeks ago when he strong-armed the Country Music Association into letting him play what was then an unnamed new song he had ...