It's been a theme in Hollywood for years, from "Imitation of Life," to "The Human Stain." And off-screen, the subject of "passing" – crossing the color line – is just as complex. "The world perceives ...

Quarterback is one of the toughest positions in sports. Not only does every play start with the ball in their hands -- outside of trick plays -- but the quarterback has mere seconds to decide what to ...

WHEN HALL OF FAME quarterback Johnny Unitas put the finishing touches on his career in 1973, walking away from the NFL with an average of 191 passing yards per game over 18 seasons, he likely could ...

Nevertheless, football remains the ultimate team sport, and attributing a team's overall success solely to who aligns under center is an exercise rife with problematic assumptions. Yet, isolating a ...

It can take years for a quarterback to establish himself in college football. That’s not the case with these 10 signal-callers, who seized their opportunity early and amassed historic passing yard ...

Editor's note: This essay references a book whose title contains a racial slur. The one thing most people know about Nella Larsen's Passing is that it explores a peculiar kind of deception — being ...

There’s a scene in Rebecca Hall’s film “Passing” in which the character Irene Redfield vents to her husband about a childhood friend. The friend is Clare Kendry, a light-skinned Black woman who for ...

Rebecca Hall’s piercing drama stars Tessa Thompson and Ruth Negga as old friends navigating the color line in 1920s New York. By Manohla Dargis When you purchase a ticket for an independently reviewed ...

Though Nella Larsen’s classic 1929 novel is understood to be a tragedy, it also exposes race to be something of a farce. The author Nella Larsen, photographed in ...

Transportation-related technology has advanced so much that navigational tools can now help you stay safe while driving. For instance, Waze can warn you about the crash history of the road ahead, and ...