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The roar in the 1954 original was the sound of a leather glove coated in pine-tar resin being dragged over a double bass. Each film since has tweaked the recipe.

Terry Boring was working a dead-end job at a Pittsburgh convenience store when he had a remarkable encounter. Now he's a vice president at a bank.

The veteran soul singer weaves his rugged and ragged pleas with the darling accompaniment of his backing band to produce a record that bleeds triumph and lovesickness all at once.

Grown-ups might not "get it," but subjects like bugs and poop can make history lessons a little more palatable for middle schoolers. Author Sarah Albee says she writes books for her inner 12-year-old.

Our new searchable database of commencement speeches brings you more than 300 of the best, tagged with the most enduring themes: Work hard. Change the world. And, of course, YOLO.

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Terence Oliver Blanchard is a jazz trumpeter, bandleader, composer, arranger, and film score composer.Blanchard was born in New Orleans, Louisiana in…

He shot eight films with Woody Allen and was particularly known for his work on dark films of the 1970s, such as the Godfather series. Wills was dubbed the "Prince of Darkness" for his use of shadows.

The New York Times has fired Jill Abramson, making Dean Baquet the paper's first African-American executive editor. The move has sparked a debate about newsroom diversity and 'editing while female.'

Rey Junco of the Berkman Center for Internet and Society breaks down recent developments on net neutrality and the control of information online.