The streaming service Peacock has made a distinct use out of its renowned hit, “The Office”—subscription fees used to be determined by the access one desires to show. It’s the other NBC sitcom from that era, “Parks and Recreation,” that feels next on the repurposing list, as that series certainly rings throughout the new sitcom “Rutherford Falls.”…

In 2017, civil rights and criminal justice reform Defense Attorney Larry Krasner chose to run for the Philadelphia Office of District Attorney, to the surprise of many who knew him. For a man who dedicated his life to freeing his clients, notably Black Lives Matter and Occupy Philadelphia activists, it struck even his closest friends…

In 1972, the Canadian government funded a 98-day study on the effects of marijuana on a group of women. It was pitched as “get high, get paid, don’t get arrested.” The intent was to prove that legalizing cannabis would result in a country full of lazy—and very hungry—slackers who would bring down the economy. Or…

As a member of the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library Foundation’s (ALPLF) Board of Directors, we were proud to present Oscar-nominee Gary Sinise with the Lincoln Leadership Prize at our annual gala, which was held virtually last week (April 13). This prize is an annual award that recognizes outstanding individuals for a lifetime of service in the spirit of…

If an episode of “Dateline” were run through the Lifetime channel filter, the result would be “The Secrets She Keeps.” In its overall plot, the Australian thriller miniseries—adapted from the same-named novel by Michael Robotham, which was itself based on a true story in the UK—resembles an installment of the former long-running investigative newsmagazine. A…

We are proud to present an excerpt from the latest offering from Seventh Row, Fiction Directors: In Their Words, a compilation of interviews with filmmakers. Get your own copy and find out more about here. Find the foreword by Alex Heeney, Editor-in-Chief of Seventh Row, below.  Why is it important to create a sense of place?…