The summer of 1988 was hot, including record-high temperatures coupled with a devastating drought. Wheat averaged a mere 15 bushels per acre in North Dakota that year. I was nine years old and didn’t ...

This is an edition of the newsletter Pulling Weeds With Chris Black, in which the columnist weighs in on hot topics in culture. Sign up here to get it in your inbox every Thursday. A few months ago, ...

Who’s my Role Model? Well, it changes on a whim, but at the moment it’s Alma from Phantom Thread when she snatches some agency in her relationship with Reynolds ...

This past month, I lost my mentor, my friend, and the person who served as my career role model. Her name was Judy DeLoache, and she plucked me out of college at the ripe old age of 22 to start a ...

“Keep in mind, I’m from Maine,” Tucker Pillsbury tells me, laughing a little. “I was a kid from Maine rapping about cars. So just put that in.” Today, Zooming in from Orlando before a show, he’s ...

Whereas not everyone is lucky enough to have specific mentors, most of us have role models, living or dead. For example, former Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton made no secret of having ...

“I’ve always had a big appreciation for veterans in the military.” Elliot said. “While it’s great that we have Veterans Day to honor them... I think [Veterans] should feel honored every day. This is ...

Jonathan Kuminga was surprised by Klay Thompson’s departure from the Golden State Warriors but expressed happiness for his role model’s new opportunity. In an interview with ESPN, Kuminga shared his ...

Role Model and Laufey reach the end of the road in the official music video for the duet version of “The Longest Goodbye.” In the black-and-white video, the two musicians share a microphone and the ...