Nickel Boys is a documentary directed by RaMell Ross that explores the turbulent lives of a group of African-American male students attending an imaginary reform school in rural Alabama. While Ross’ signature aesthetic includes abstract motifs and ethereal angles, this new direction seems perfectly suited to his writing-directing style.

The movie follows the lives of some of the academy’s youngest students – children with histories that range from gang violence to family issues – who are all ordered to spend one year at this academy; once there, they face a rigorous curriculum that treats them like prisoners instead of students.

Nearly 100 years after the Battle of Hastings, a potential discovery has shown how the Norman Conquest took years. It may have been Harold Godwinson’s sons’ final attempt at reclaiming their father’s crown – something believed to have taken place around Appledore and Northam in Devon during what has come to be known as Harrying of the North.

At a time when many can legally change their names to numbers, Michael Dengler’s case from the 1970s remains prominent. Short-order cook Michael Dengler attempted to legalize his nickname of 1069 but was denied by a Hennepin County district judge. Dengler would attempt using it on credit cards, bank accounts, and social security cards but none accepted it as his real identity.