Post-Soviet Russia in Andrei Zvyagintsev’s somber, gripping film “Elena” is a moral vacuum where money rules, the haves are contemptuous of the have-nots, and class resentment simmers. The movie, which shuttles between the center of Moscow ...

I have been a community organizer for 20 years, for more than half of that in my local neighborhood. Street organizing they call it. Working at that level you see things, some miraculous, some disturbing. I have seen neighborhood leaders take ...

Change is a constant in the not-so-sleepy town of Mystic Falls, but the big reveal during last week's season finale of "The Vampire Diaries" was gamechanger in the truest sense of the word: Elena is a vampire! How will she fare as a bloodsucker?

The Vampire Diaries closed out the season of the Originals with several shocking twists -- including one very big game-changer that may give Mystic Falls a run for its money. [Warning: Do not proceed if you did not watch the season finale. Major spoilers ...

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Okay, "Vampire Diaries" fans... in two short days we'll find out who Elena (Nina Dobrev) chooses to be with -- at least for now. While we can promise that she does choose between the brothers, there's no telling, of course, how long the choice ...

The "Vampire Diaries" season finale Thursday night answered some questions (like which Salvatore brother Elena wanted), but also posed a bunch more. Warning: spoilers ahead! As the episode, titled "The Departed," came to a close, a tear-filled Elena told ...

Note: Do not read on if you have not seen Season 3, Episode 22 (the season finale) of The CW's "The Vampire Diaries," entitled, "The Departed." I know that I've said this before in relation to "The Vampire Diaries" -- and it's going to sound extremely ...

In the Season 3 finale of "The Vampire Diaries" (Thurs., May 10, 8 p.m. ET on The CW), Elena finally makes a choice -- but it might not be what you expect. For the past three seasons, Stelena and Delena fans have been anxiously awaiting Elena's ...

In the final moments of Thursday's episode, Elena died with vampire blood in her, causing her to return to life, gasping for air. Now the Mystic Falls teen must choose if she should complete the transition and become a supernatural being like almost ...