Texas knows how to put on a show, and Texan Taylor Sheridan is one of the producers bringing TV and film – and vital economic bump – to small towns around Fort Worth. Plus, say residents, it’s just fun when Hollywood comes to town.
Read moreIndigenous creatives say a shift is underway in Hollywood, one that gives them an opportunity to shed the sidekick or villain image for more modern and well-rounded representations. With that progress comes a fuller picture of American life.
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What we’re willing to spend on something becomes a message of worth intimately tied to the object’s creator. In expanding their art, piñata makers ask viewers to reconsider these traditional art objects – and the people who make them.
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In the Navajo Nation, a connection to the land is a connection to heritage and identity – ties that were lost when the U.S. government nearly exterminated Navajo-Churro sheep in the 19th and 20th centuries. Today, churro flocks are on the rebound, signaling hope and resilience on the reservation.
Read moreWho are the cultivators of contemplation in U.S. society? One of them is Naomi Shihab Nye, the latest young people’s poet laureate. She encourages slowing down as a way to see the extraordinary in every life.
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Flaws in the U.S. system of justice are being increasingly highlighted in documentaries and dramas, provoking public outcry and backlash. Might such programs help keep similar injustices from happening in the future?
Read moreLiving on the border means living with things most Americans don’t, and to live with them without batting an eye. Recently, though, those tensions of border life feel as if they’ve been dialed to 11 – and even a beloved sports event isn’t providing a respite.
Read moreTo be just the second woman appointed to the US Supreme Court is to blaze trails, which Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg did throughout her career – for decades before Millennials coined her the “Notorious RBG.” For women, especially women judges and lawyers, she’s an icon. But the emergence of justices as symbolic political figures, some say, could do damage to the high court.
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