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9 U.S. States That Still Offer Free Land — If You Know Where to Look

If someone told you free land still exists in America, you might assume they’ve been binge-watching too many Old West documentaries. Yet tucked between small-town incentives, rural revitalization projects, and clever local programs, pockets of genuine, no-cost property are hiding in plain sight. These aren’t dusty homesteads from the 1800s—many…

Everybody Loves Your Money · Nov 28, 2025

Where was Horizon: An American Saga filmed? Exploring the different locations in the western

Kevin Costner's epic takes us back to the Old West, but where exactly? We explore where they filmed Horizon: An American Saga.

WhatToWatch · Jun 26, 2024

How 'The Last of Us' created Jackson, a 'miracle' settlement of the Old West

"I'm just looking for my brother."

Los Angeles Times · Feb 21, 2023

80-year-old ‘Dead For A Dollar’ director Walter Hill has no plans to stop: ‘Directors don’t retire’

As director Walter Hill was writing the screenplay for “Dead For A Dollar,” he looked to the past. But his inspiration was a much older past than the Old West tales of cowboys and cattle drives or lawmen and desperados that have played across movie screens since the dawn of…

The Orange County Register · Sep 27, 2022

American gun culture is based on frontier mythology – but ignores how common gun restrictions were in the Old West

In the wake of the Buffalo and Uvalde mass shootings, 70% of Republicans said it is more important to protect gun rights than to control gun violence, while 92% of Democrats and 54% of independents expressed the opposite view. Just weeks after those mass shootings, Republicans and gun rights advocates…

The Conversation · Jun 29, 2022

‘Harder They Fall,’ 'Insecure,' H.E.R. Nab NAACP Awards Noms

Netflix could be a dominant force at next month’s NAACP Image Awards. The streaming giant on Tuesday emerged with a leading 52 nominations including the film “The Harder They Fall.” The movie — featuring a large starry cast including Regina King, Jonathan Majors, Idris Elba and LaKeith Stanfield — pulled…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jan 19, 2022