Punkline and Last Drinks are love letters to the once-thriving music and punk scenes of the south-side suburb.

Philip Bailey, Verdine White, and Ralph Johnson on Maurice White's complex legacy, Barack Obama opening their new HBO documentary, and why their music has outlasted every era.

The documentary captures over three hours of conversation, critique, and laughter between some of the Harlem Renaissance’s ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

A Massachusetts-based firm that invests in Renaissance festivals across the country has paid an undisclosed price for the Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire, which will continue to be operated by its ...

Within moments of entering the Newport Renaissance Faire, you are ushered to a group of fairies. They pass you a scroll and say, “You must seek out the Bone Man for the first hurdle in your quest.” As ...

Hear ye, hear ye! Travel back in time to the 16th century at the 45th annual Scarborough Renaissance Festival. It’s a spring tradition in North Texas showcasing pageantry, craftsmanship, performance ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Southern University leaders say a new multi-million-dollar investment on campus could help reshape the economic future of North Baton Rouge. The university recently unveiled ...

Researchers analyzing proteins from fingerprints and other residue in a 16 th-century medicinal guide found evidence of strange ingredients actually being used in the treatment of patients. Remedies ...

Two of the greatest French Renaissance poets credited with founding a revolutionary movement in French literature were deaf poets: Pierre de Ronsard, the Prince of Poets, and Joachim Du Bellay. They ...

Folk medicine practitioners in 16th-century Europe left ingredients and fingerprints smudged on their manuals while developing remedies for minor ailments. Now, researchers are studying the chemical ...