Cultural Event: Venice Film Festival Honors Ellen Burstyn

Jury President Maggie Gyllenhaal paid tribute to the “brilliant and brave” Ellen Burstyn as she presented the Oscar-winning actress with a Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement at the Venice Film Festival on Monday. “Let’s take a moment in this beautiful theater to remember Lo

The catastrophic flash floods in Nepal show the extreme peril posed by melting glacial ice in the Himalayas. The death toll stands at more than 1,300 after the August 26 disaster triggered by the collapse of a section of glacier, which plunged into water below setting off a tsunami-like surge. In th