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CINEMA: Time Listings, Aug. 15, 1960

Sons and Lovers. An understated, succinct and highly effective rendering of the D. H. Lawrence novel, with a fine cast topped by Trevor Howard, playing the hardhanded, hard-drinking coal miner. Elmer Gantry. Director Richard Brooks’s wonderfully gaudy, artfully graphic adaptation of Sinclair Lewis’ notorious 1927 novel about a carny-style revivalist specializing in the Seventh Commandment. Psycho. Alfred Hitchcock’s hand may be heavier than usual and totally immersed in blood, but it can still grip the spectator by the throat more expertly than the claws of any horror artist in the business.

David Tennant and Catherine Tate to Reprise 'Doctor Who' Roles for 60th Anniversary

David Tennant and Catherine Tate are returning to “Doctor Who,” reuniting for new scenes that will coincide with the show’s 60th anniversary celebrations in 2023. Tennant and Tate will reprise their respective roles of the 10th Doctor and companion Donna Noble. The pair’s tenure on the series spanned from 2005 to 2010. When the characters were last seen together, the Doctor had to wipe Donna’s memory in order to save her life.

Davido details how his father got him to complete music degree

In the interview on the latest episode of the +44 Amazon Music podcast, Davido, whose real name is David Adedeji Adeleke, shared candid details about his educational journey. The 30-year-old music icon, known for his hit songs and interesting lifestyle, admitted that he initially dropped out of university to pursue his music career, but his father intervened to encourage him to continue his education. Davido narrated how he had left the university to focus on his music, which had become a promising career path for him.

Exclusive: Patriarch Bartholomew on Pope Francis' Climate Encyclical

Ecology, Economy and Ecumenism In a series of seminars organized between 1994 and 1998 on the island of Halki off the coast of Istanbul in Turkey, we drew attention to the close connection between ecology and economy. Both terms share the Greek root oikos, which signifies “home.” It therefore came as no surprise to us that our beloved brother Francis of Rome opens his encyclical, which is being released today in the New Synod Hall of the Vatican, with a reference to God’s creation as “our common home.

Genghis Khan (Great Khan of the Mongol Empire)

Full Name: Temujin Profession: Great Khan of the Mongol Empire Biography: Founder of the Mongol Empire, which became the largest contiguous empire in history after his demise. He came to power by uniting many of the nomadic tribes of northeast Asia. After founding the Mongol Empire and being proclaimed "Genghis Khan," he started the Mongol invasions that resulted in the conquest of most of Eurasia. Born: c.1162 Birthplace: , Mongolia