The story of Nicholas Rossi, the American fugitive who faked his own death and fled to Scotland. (Via BBC Scotland News) | BBC Scotland

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1978 - The American journalist and creator of gonzo journalism spoke to Omnibus about the myth associated with his partially fictionalised alter ego, Raoul Duke. This clip is from Omnibus: Fear and Loathing on the Road to Hollywood, originally broadcast on BBC One, Thursday 2 November, 1978. | BBC Archive

80 years ago, Sinatra defined what being American really means. Frank Sinatra spoke about what it means to be American in the 1945 short film, “The House I Live In.” He called out the kind of thinking that says someone doesn’t belong because of their religion, where they come from, or how they worship. Sinatra lays it out simply: our blood is the same, people are people, and hating someone for being different doesn’t make sense. He points out that America is made up of all kinds of people, all k

The Gershwins’ great American classic returns to the Met for 13 performances only. | The Metropolitan Opera