The Barbie you grew up with was nothing like the one sold today.

The entire toy industry in America was largely Jewish, from the company founders and executives to the designers and factory ...

Tennis, anyone? How about table tennis? The tabletop version of the sport is believed to have begun in Victorian England as a parlor game played by the upper class. Early equipment was improvised; ...

It's been two years since a coalition of Hollywood directors purchased the Westwood Village Theater. This summer, the theater ...

The nonprofit's mission statement is to provide for the social service needs of the Jewish and general community throughout ...

The Mandalorian and Grogu,” “Masters of the Universe” and “Toy Story 5” hail from franchises that are shifting the connection ...

For the critic Leslie Fiedler, the country’s best and worst fiction was shaped by visions of escape from society—and therefore from maturity.

The soft, curving design language of the 1970s gave way in the 1980s to angular, geometric shapes personifying modernity. An increasing emphasis on aerodynamics and safety regulations spurred this ...

Warner Bros. Pictures chief Michael De Luca offered a master class in being a studio executive during his session Saturday at ...

November 2026 will signal the official end of an era for both Netflix and Quentin Tarantino, as David Fincher is set to end a ...

Author Ann P. Ryan of Chatham, the very first child to play with a Barbie doll back in the 1950s, has just released a fascinating book titled ...

If this year’s Cannes Film Festival schedule is light on blockbusters, it’s even bigger than usual on intrigue. There’s tantalising new work from esteemed auteurs like Pedro Almodóvar and James Gray ...