In the spring of 1940, the boat was chartered for six weeks by the novelist John Steinbeck, who had published The Grapes of Wrath the previous year, earning national acclaim, sudden wealth and ...

A Crucible," a satirical new comedy about a bumbling theater troupe’s attempt to stage “The Crucible” for Thanksgiving, ...

The following weeks, Pearl delivered performances of "(Don't Fear) The Reaper" and "Here You Come Again," prompting the judges to add Madonna, Melissa Etheridge, Sheryl Crow, Trisha Yearwood ...

Inspired by conversations Rosenbaum had with Israeli violin maker Amnon Weinstein, the International City Theatre in Long ...

John Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath is a powerful and moving portrayal of the American Dust Bowl migration during the Great Depression. Published in 1939, the novel follows the Joad family as ...

Almost 4,000 years ago, an unknown scholar in ancient Mesopotamia wrote the first known book on a series of clay tablets. The ...

The gospel of John is dramatically different than the synoptic gospels (Matthew, Mark and Luke). Instead of organizing historical events into a chronology, John presents Jesus in all of his ...

John Lennon's sons have carried on his musical legacy Emma Kershaw is a contributing writer at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2022. Her work has previously appeared in Cosmopolitan ...

John Ruwitch is a correspondent with NPR's international desk. He covers Chinese affairs. Ruwitch joined NPR in early 2020, and has since chronicled the tectonic shift in America's relations with ...