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Photographer Paolo Della Rocca waited six hours in freezing temperatures to capture a riveting moment between two snow ...

The Departed' is one of the most beloved films from Martin Scorsese's filmography, and the director has described the most challenging scene from the shoot.

It can be easy, however, to fall into a rut when you look at the same scenes day in and day out. For some inspiration, I traveled to the newest show at the Loveland Museum — In Nature's Studio. I ...

The actor made waves by playing antihero Sofia Falcone in the HBO series, which she calls 'a huge, grand, heightened opera.' ...

You can take the artist out of Texas, but you can’t take Texas out of the artist. Dallas native Anthony Padilla made a name for himself in New York painting landscapes inspired by his roots in North ...

Fifteen people were killed and dozens injured when a pickup truck plowed into a crowd on Bourbon Street in New Orleans.

A family is torn apart by a missing firearm in "The Seed of the Sacred Fig," a searing thriller that rises to a white hot ...

The intersection of childhood entertainment and unintended fear creates a fascinating psychological landscape, particularly ...

Authorities said a woman was accidentally shot in the chest & killed Friday in Moore County. According to the Moore County Sheriff's Office, emergency responders responded to a reported shooting ...

So why spend a fortune to take the family out for the day? Here’s some cool things you can do without even opening your ...