"Spy Kids" is a delightful film where the children discover their parents’ day jobs are definitely not dull and boring. Actress Carla Gugino shares more about the making of the movie and why it is still meaningful over two decades later. Plus, learn more about our free screening of "Spy Kids" as a part of our Summer Movies on the Lawn series.

Bailey visits the University of Oklahoma and comes across the campus's stunning Bizzell Memorial Library and its exhibits.

On April 12, 2025, a new law entered into effect in Italy restricting the possession and sale of industrial hemp flowers and classifying them as narcotics. (Decree Law No. 48 of April 11, 2025 (D.L. No. 48).) The law is designed to prevent the consumption of products consisting of or containing hemp inflorescences that could …

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Rescissions Act of 2025 (07/16/2025 legislative day)

We continue our exploration of Jack tales with a look at printed collections of stories. The prominence of Richard Chase’s 1943 book “The Jack Tales” has tended to obscure other valuable collections, both before and after his publication. We’ll look at works from a wide variety of authors: collectors from oral tradition, including Isabel Gordon Carter, Vance Randolph, Leonard Roberts, and Herbert Halpert; storytellers, including Donald Davis, Jackie Torrence, and Duncan Williamson; and folklorists and anthologists such as Joseph Jacobs, Carl Lindahl, William Bernard McCarthy, and Anita Best. There's also embedded audio of Maud Long and Duncan Williamson, and links to other audio versions of Jack tales you can enjoy!