'To Kill a Mockingbird' Director Robert Mulligan Dead at 83

" Mulligan died early Saturday at his home in Lyme, Connecticut, after a battle with heart disease, his wife, Sandy, said Monday. Mulligan was nominated for an Oscar for "Mockingbird," the adaptation of Harper...

The mockingbird's song isn't heard in Jena, LA

"Today is the 46th anniversary of the publication of Harper Lee's iconic novel about Southern race relations, To Kill a Mockingbird. This particular anniversary seems a bittersweet one, since the Jena 6 case suggests the central issue that Lee's novel explores - the...

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