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Banks Repeta plays 11-year-old Paul Graff and Anthony Hopkins is his grandfather in <em>Armageddon Time.</em>

A director critically reexamines his 1980s childhood in 'Armageddon Time'

James Gray has made a loving re-creation of a time and place he knows well — but this is no rosy nostalgia trip. This film is a tough-minded movie about race, class, assimilation and white privilege.

Three bronze panels are mounted on a West Point classroom building. Erected in 1965, the panels were intended to display key events in American History. One of the images depicted is a hooded person carrying a rifle, chest out, with flames in the background. The inscription says “Ku Klux Klan.”

Confederate names are being removed from bases, but is a KKK image at West Point 'more nuanced'?

The Defense Department is planning to eliminate Confederate names from bases and more than 1100 other things in the military. But it's not clear whether that will include an unusual display at West Point — a bronze depiction of a Ku Klux Klan member.

Louis Armstrong was a titan who never forgot his humble upbringings, and also a public figure who carefully assessed his own weight in the world.

The gripping 'Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues' confronts the artist's complexities

A new documentary explores Armstrong's experience as a Black American musician coming of age right along with the 20th century.

Chicago police officers arrive at the scene of a May 19 mass shooting outside a McDonald's restaurant.

In Chicago, handguns turned into high-capacity machine guns fuel deadly violence

A thumbnail-size "switch" turns a gun from semi-automatic to automatic. Authorities see a correlation between an uptick in mass shootings and the rise of switch-equipped guns and extended magazines.

"I have been the architect of my creativity and my life in such a specific and obsessive way," Florence Welch tells NPR.

On 'Dance Fever,' Florence + the Machine explores her fractured desires

The singer-songwriter talks about her new album Dance Fever, her creative process and her influences.

The late actor Chadwick Boseman, in London in Feb. 2018.

Howard University Names Its Fine Arts College For Chadwick Boseman

The university announced Wednesday that it is naming its newly reestablished college for performing and visual arts after the late, beloved actor and Howard alumnus.

Master Chief (Pablo Schreiber) asks to see your <em>HALO</em> in the Paramount series.

In a new streaming series, the familiar world of 'HALO' needs a little space

The Paramount+ series, based on the game franchise, starts off stiff and familiar. It may take some time for the show, and its main character, to loosen up.

Facebook parent Meta is having a no-good, horrible day after dismal earnings report

The company, which also owns Instagram and WhatsApp, has lost a half-trillion dollars in market value so far this year.

Can the U.S. keep up with Ukraine's demand for weaponry?

The U.S. expects to be providing weaponry to Ukraine for months and even years to come. Defense officials are confident they can meet the demand, but there are real-world challenges.

Etsy has increased the 5% transaction fee for sellers to 6.5%.

Etsy sellers launch a week-long strike over increased fees

Thousands of Etsy sellers closed their online shops for a week starting Monday in an attempt to get the company to address several complaints they have about the site.

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