“Belfast” opens, literally, with a bang. Kenneth Branagh’s memoir film of his childhood in Northern Ireland begins with a brief modern-day prologue and then thrusts us into the world of 9-year-old ...

The piercing, almost other-worldly shrieking of BART trains through the Transbay Tube aren't just scary for your eardrums: They served as the inspiration for one of the eeriest sounds in video game ...

One of four recordings related to the departure of diesel train to Cork, made for an episode of ‘Surprise Packet’. Sound effects including sound of diesel train and newsboys shouting. Surprise Packet ...

Smithsonian Institution, Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, 600 Maryland Ave., S.W., Suite 2001, Washington ...

Editor’s Note: This article previously appeared in a different format as part of The Atlantic’s Notes section, retired in 2021. A reader writes: There are probably so many reasons for teen suicide, ...

One of the most famous bubblegum pop songs of the 1960s is The Monkees‘ “Last Train to Clarksville.” Two major songwriters worked on that song. Subsequently, one of the songwriters explained how the ...

Not being able to record on set — as with live-action movies — is just one challenge faced by pros who reveal how they built their films' fantastical worlds. By Carolyn Giardina Tech Editor While it ...