Unlikeable female characters in movies and series are redefining storytelling. Here’s why flawed female protagonists dominate.

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Invasive species are a threat to biodiversity, causing damage to local ecosystems and, potentially, economic loss. Once a non ...

An El Salvadorian man accused of gang ties and in the country illegally faces deportation after Strasburg police arrested him in January on local charges.

Lauren Barone has been in love with everything martial arts since she was a child, whether that meant practicing tae kwon do ...

An epic account of how three demigod directors, in pursuit of indie freedom, redefined American film-making ...

In men, that begins to look like onanistic self-optimization as a means of taking control and a fear-based avoidance of the ...

The Oscar-nominated Kokuho tells a compelling story about friendship, the weight of history and the torturous road to becoming a star in Japan's Kabuki theater.

In 2021, beloved bartender Katie Janness was brutally murdered at the Charles Allen Gate entrance to Piedmont Park. With ...

"We ended DEI in America," Trump proclaimed while touting his economic accomplishments – a reference to his administration’s aggressive moves to purge diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives in ...

The death of Nenko Gantchev—a 56-year-old immigrant from Bulgaria who had been in the US for 30 years—at the ICE detention camp in Balwin, Michigan exposes the criminal nature of the Trump ...

The Santa Cruz Sentinel's Letters to the Editor for Feb. 26, 2026.