The American South grapples with its monuments to white supremacy

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama — Growing up in the 1950s, William Bell had to enter Birmingham’s segregated Lyric Theatre though a side entrance, marked “COLORED,” that was walled-off from the elegant lobby. He climbed a dimly lit stairwell to watch movies from the steep balcony where black patrons had to sit for generations. Now the city’s mayor, […]

Lust, luxury and Tom Hiddleston combine in ‘High-Rise’ trailer

“For all its inconveniences, Laing was satisfied with life in the high-rise.” So beings the trailer for High-Rise, StudioCanal’s film based on a novel about life in a luxurious apartment building that becomes a microcosm for society at large. See also: ‘X-Men: Apocalypse’ Super Bowl teaser finally clears up villain’s evil plan Hiddleston stars as […]

Chicago Union Station’s angelic light resulted from an air raid precaution

Image: Jack Delano/Library of Congress Image: Jack Delano/Library of Congress Begun in 1913 and finished in 1925, Chicago Union Station is one of the three busiest rail terminals in the United States Based on a Beaux-Arts design by architect Daniel Burnham, the centerpiece of the station was the western headhouse, which featured the spectacular Great […]

Bananas foster is the easiest ice cream cake you’ll make

Your Mardi Gras party shouldn’t begin and end with fantastic drinks.  Prove you can laissez les bons temps rouler (let the good times roll) with the best of them, with a showstopping dessert.  Image: mashable SEE ALSO: This cherry gin fizz is the best addition to any Fat Tuesday party This ice cream cake is […]

Can you be a feminist and like rough sex?

Slapping, choking, spitting — if a woman gets off on a little consensual degradation in the bedroom, does that make her less of a feminist? Many women who demand equal pay by day and harder spanks by night wake up feeling conflicted (and a little bruised) about their two favorite F-words: feminism and fucking. SEE […]