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Studs Terkel, born 106 years ago on this date, May 16, spent the majority of his life documenting the lives of others – very often everyday, working-class people he believed were “uncelebrated and unsung.” From coal miners and sharecroppers to…
By Samantha Power When I met Ibraheem in 2014, he had already endured more as a 12-year-old than most of us could ever imagine: the terror of Assad’s barrel bombs, the loss of his mother and four siblings, and the…
A new documentary about late Metallica bassist Cliff Burton has been released online. It’s titled The Salvation Kingdom and it’s narrated by Burton’s sister Connie. Watch the full 90-minute film below. The documentary focuses on various topics including Cliff’s childhood,…
Interview with Tom Wolfe in which we see him walking around New York in his famous white suite and also catch a glimpse of him in his home office working with a manual typewriter and fountain pen. (Source: 60 Minutes)
In 2013, 29-year-old inmate Adam Kargus left the Eglin-Middlesex Detention Centre (EMDC) in a body bag. His death was caught on tape. His killer, his cellmate and EMDC regular Anonthy George. He agreed to an interview with Fifth-Estate co-host Habiba…
By Joe Coscarelli from (The New York Times) Dig just past the shiny surface of today’s mainstream pop music, and you might find yourself asking questions like, “Why does it take seven people to write a song that sounds like…
