Amanda Smith is a freelance journalist and writer. She reports on culture, society, human interest and technology. Her stories hold a mirror to society, reflecting both its malaise and its beauty.

THIS is the shocking moment a Twitch star severs multiple fingers after trying to catch a katana with her bare hands mid-stream. Bisscute, 29, was showing off the extremely sharp sword to her legion ...

More details are emerging daily from the January 30 release of more than three million pages of documents by the US Department of Justice (DOJ), exposing the extraordinary breadth of Jeffrey Epstein’s ...

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A plane crashed into multiple vehicles on a busy Gainesville road Monday, according to police. The single-engine plane made an emergency landing on Browns Bridge ...

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From Hamilton to Merrily We Roll Along, here are some of the best filmed plays and musicals—and where to find them. February 18, 2026 By Playbill Staff It used to be that you'd have to go to a ...