Kojo Freeman discovers his wife Anna has disappeared from the free city of Baltimore, along with their youngest child, Baby H. “Everyone had been keeping up with what was becoming known as the ‘Bloodhound Law.’ They’d heard about the dogs, the kidnappings, the trials. They’d heard it all, but hadn’t they earned their freedom? The...
Embedded in human history, the genome plays an integral part in our identities. The scientists who first studied human heredity moved forward despite rejections, personal challenges, and even wars. Now, their journey toward understanding the genetic code can be found in Siddhartha Mukherjee’s newest book, “The Gene.” Beginning with ancient Greek concepts of heredity and...
While “The BFG” is light on plot, it's it doesn’t skimp on its cinematography with the $140 million budget allowing for stunning visuals.
Despite its title, “Pets” doesn’t depict as much of the everyday secret life of pets as one might expect, and would have been a better movie if it had stuck to playing off viewers’ expectations (and fears) of what their pets normally do when the humans are away.
Discrimination should be a normal aspect of people’s everyday lives. Otherwise, the next time a white male comes up to you and says he’s a Chinese woman, you’ll have a difficult time telling him otherwise. Think that example is ridiculous? Consider the college students at the University of Washington who had trouble telling a reporter...