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Commentary: Red-state TV’s ‘Landman’ offers a solution to our culture wars: Be human, see human
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (710+ words) (Slaven Vlasic | Getty Images for Paramount+) Actor Billy Bob Thornton at a "Landman" screening. Although the nation's cultural Cold Wars rage on unabated, I noticed a brief and pleasant January thaw on television recently. The unlikely source? Taylor Sheridan's show…...
Trump admin announces new ‘America-first’ national park passes. Here’s how much more some visitors will pay at Zion and Bryce.
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (489+ words) National park passes are getting an overhaul next year, including a new digital system, steeper rates for non-U.S. residents and new artwork that features President Donald Trump. Under this new "America-first" park policy, annual passes for non-U.S. residents will cost…...
Yellowstone has been a ‘sacred wonderland’ of spiritual power and religious activity for centuries – and for different faith groups
6+ mon, 2+ week ago (907+ words) (Thomas S. Bremer) Beehive Geyser, in the Upper Geyser Basin of Yellowstone National Park. This article originally appeared in The Conversation. However, few realize that religion has been part of Yellowstone's appeal throughout the park's history. My 2025 book "Sacred Wonderland" documents…...
Opinion: Is this the beginning of the end of America’s national parks?
10+ mon, 1+ day ago (514+ words) (Will Warasila | The New York Times) Oxbow Bend, in Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming on May 24, 2025. Kelly, Wyo. " Like a cinnamon river overflowing its banks, thousands of elk have been making their way across Jackson Hole, Wyo., to their…...
The ‘Yellowstone’ franchise is coming back to film in Utah
9+ mon, 2+ week ago (471+ words) (Paramount Network) Luke Grimes, left, will reprise his "Yellowstone" role of Kayce Dutton " the youngest son of Kevin Costner's character, John Dutton " in a new series, "Y: Marshals," that will be filmed in Utah this fall, the Utah Film Commission announced....