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‘White Christmas’ isn’t really about Christmas at all — the sad story behind America’s favorite festive song

The beloved song was highly requested by troops during WWII

The Independent UK · Dec 21, 2025

The dystopian Pottersville in ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ is starting to feel less like fiction

Along with millions of others, I’ll soon be taking 2 hours and 10 minutes out of my busy holiday schedule to sit down and watch a movie I’ve seen countless times before: Frank Capra’s “It’s a Wonderful Life,” which tells the story of a man’s existential crisis one Christmas Eve…

The Conversation · Dec 11, 2025

This L.A. Museum Is Standing Up to Trump’s Whitewashing, Vowing to ‘Scrub Nothing’

The Japanese American National Museum stands out among cultural institutions by refusing to bend to President Trump’s attacks on diversity, history and the truth.

Capital & Main · Dec 8, 2025

Stalin’s postwar terror targeted Soviet Jews – in the name of ‘anti-cosmopolitanism’

Many Americans know of Josef Stalin’s Terror of the late 1930s, during which more than 1 million people were arrested for political crimes, and over 680,000 executed.

The Conversation · Dec 1, 2025

Thousands protest far-right surge in Croatia following incidents

Thousands of people have joined protest marches in Croatia against a surging far right following a spate of incidents targeting ethnic minorities and liberals that have fueled both ethnic and political tensions in the European Union country

The Independent UK · Nov 30, 2025

An Antidote to the FDR Cult

A new biography presents Franklin Roosevelt as one of the greatest scoundrels of American political history.

Reason · Nov 25, 2025

79-Year-Old World War II Refugee Remains in ICE Custody After Living in the U.S. for Over 70 Years

Born to Polish parents in a German refugee camp, Paul John Bojerski’s immigration case highlights the complexities and impracticalities of mass deportations.

Reason · Nov 19, 2025

Royal Expert Says Prince George Is Already "Measured and Aware" When It Comes to Embracing His Future as King

Journalist and author Robert Jobson called George's recent events an "awakening to service."

Marie Claire · Nov 18, 2025

Russian spies blamed for sabotage of key railway line in Poland as Vladimir Putin tests Nato

‘This is the first act of sabotage of this scale on Polish tracks since the end of World War II,’ says Lukasz Wojdyga, director of the Centre for Strategic Studies at Warsaw’s Enterprise Institute

Evening Standard · Nov 18, 2025

With Ex-Prince Andrew "Banished," This Royal Is Now "In Training" to "Come Forward"—and Prince William Clearly Approves

The Princes of Wales was pleased with one royal's big debut this month.

Marie Claire · Nov 17, 2025