Sometimes i don’t understand.
Feels like i’m living in a world gone mad.
Look around, all around it’s just the same.
People just rush everywhere.
No time to ever take the time to care.
We’re the ones.
We’re the losers in this game.
So where is the tenderness we scarifice for progress.
And where is the love we need.
You know it makes me [...]

In a crowded week on the roof of the world, two Americans became the first blind climber and the oldest man to reach the summit of Mount Everest.

They were among 94 people who scaled the world’s highest peak in four days from the Nepalese side of the mountain.

The triumphs were also marred by tragedy. One [...]

All the King’s Men
Pulled out of the movie remake of the Robert Penn Warren novel before filming began.
Actor who got the part: Patricia Clarkson

Coming Home
Jane Fonda wanted Streep to play “Vi,” but she was unavailable. Penelope Milford, who won the role instead, received an Oscar nomination.
Actor who got the part: Penelope Milford

A Dirty Shame
Director John [...]

How would the top movies this year - or any year - have looked if they used different actors?

Though performances, once lodged on celluloid (or digital video) seem etched in stone, casting is typically a fluid affair where dozens are considered for a handful of roles. A list of who turned down parts in the [...]

1984: Britain signs over Hong Kong to China

The British colony of Hong Kong is to be returned to China in 1997 after an historic agreement was signed in Peking today.
Source: BBC