'What Vegas used to be like': A 1950s trend is back on the Strip

That lounge concept dates back to the late 1950s and ’60s, when the Vegas lounge underwent a transformation from drab, after-hours den to nightlife institution. Showcasing original acts like the Mary ...
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James Van Der Zee’s Dreamlike Images of the Departed

A collaborative work by a photographer, a poet, and an artist, “The Harlem Book of the Dead,” newly reissued, tells stories through funerary portraits.

A Bizarre Halloween 'Trick-Or-Treat Murder' Haunts LA Residents Decades Later

A mysterious figure posing as a trick-or-treater shot a man dead on his doorstep. Their motive was even stranger than the ...

Back to the Future: Where you can watch 40th anniversary showings around Des Moines

The beloved movie "Back to the Future" turns 40 this year, and movie theaters across the country are bringing Marty McFly and ...

It’s the right time to go ‘Back to the Future,’ blockbustering’s most brilliant social satire

Robert Zemeckis' marvelous sci-fi comedy reveals new bits of genius with every rewatch. As social criticism, it's right up ...