Amanda Smith is a freelance journalist and writer. She reports on culture, society, human interest and technology. Her stories hold a mirror to society, reflecting both its malaise and its beauty.

In a recent outdoor therapy session, a client shared what she noticed while walking on the trail. The way the light shimmers on the water, the tree branches swaying, the leaves rustling and how the ...

EXCLUSIVE: Two-time Emmy winner Kristen Johnston (Leanne) has been tapped for a heavily recurring role opposite Denis Leary in the upcoming second season of Fox comedy Going Dutch. Johnston will play ...

Love it or hate it, ChatGPT is the search engine of choice in 2025. Even with its many flaws and quirks, there’s no denying that ChatGPT has become an integral part of everyday research and ...

Planning a trip is some of the most fun you can have. Finding a flight for said trip? Not so much. With the price of, well, everything soaring, finding a great deal on a flight can feel like finding a ...

A theater family sorts out its offstage drama in a coming-of-age movie starring Bryan Cranston and Allison Janney. By Ben Kenigsberg When you purchase a ticket for an independently reviewed film ...

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Republican Sen. Joni Ernst was met with shouts and groans when she said “we all are going to die” as she addressed potential changes to Medicaid eligibility at a town hall in ...

Fox is sticking with laughs. The network has renewed its two live-action comedy series Animal Control and Going Dutch. Animal Control, which stars Joel McHale, is returning for a fourth season, while ...

A cinematic obsessive with the filmic palate of a starving raccoon, Rob London will watch pretty much anything once. With a mind like a steel trap, he's an endless fount of movie and TV trivia, borne ...

One of my fondest memories in gaming history was the first two weeks after the launch of Pokémon GO, where you could literally walk down the street and find dozens of players all catching wild Pokémon ...

WASHINGTON — In the nation’s capital, where a plethora of cultural institutions dot the landscape, a new arrival pulses with a go-go beat. The Go-Go Museum & Café, the world’s only collection ...

Created by Joel Church-Cooper (“Brockmire”), “Going Dutch” stars Denis Leary — also an executive producer, alongside his son Jack — as Colonel Patrick Quinn, a career officer who finds himself exiled ...