Dirt and rubble lie strewn on the ground, while a staircase flanked by mouldy walls leads to nowhere.
It may seem dilapidated and eerie now but life was very different here in 1861 - when the Alabama State Hospital for the Insane first opened its doors.
The facility, in Tuscaloosa, was originally built to house 250 patients with mental health issues.
Surrounded by acres of farmland, the idea was to give those living there dignity - residents could become part of a community, tending the fields, working at the dairy, or perhaps a job in the kitchen. Read More...
Longtime 20th exec Chet Dave has been tapped to lead the studio’s comedy division as senior vice president of comedy development, where he and his team will be tasked with shaping 20th’s comedy development strategy, identifying writers and guiding projects from pitch to series order. Read More...
Andrew Brown's blogReligionIs Henry VIII in hell?Rowan Williams wonders whether Henry VIII is in hell now, and talks about the Christian reaction to the triumphs of tyrannyRowan Williams gave a lovely sermon last week, on the Carthusian martyrs, fourteen Catholic monks tortured to death under Henry VIII for their refusal to submit to him after his breach with Rome. He suggested in the course of it that Henry might be in hell now, an unusual proposition for an Archbishop of Canterbury, but one which no fair-minded person will dismiss out of hand. Read More...