Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

On Saturday, January 19, the highly anticipated documentary Blackfish made its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival to a packed and enthusiastic house. The movie, entered into the U.S.

Gabriela Cowperthwaite‘s documentary “Blackfish” premiered at Sundance back in January, but she’s far from finished with the topic. The film is a startling expose about the problems with keeping ...

Editor’s Note: Michael Scarpuzzi is the vice president for zoological operations at San Diego SeaWorld and has spent decades training and taking care of killer whales. Shortly after 1:30 p.m. on ...

When director Gabriela Cowperthwaite set out to make Blackfish more than a decade ago, not even she knew the impact the documentary about the captivity of orcas, mostly at SeaWorld, would have. "I ...

If you don’t like badass documentaries about killer whales wrecking shit and eating people, then definitely don’t watch Blackfish tonight on CNN at 9pm. I reviewed this film back in July, and it would ...

SeaWorld Entertainment will fork over $65 million to settle a lawsuit accusing it of misleading investors about how big a bite the “Blackfish” documentary would take out of its business. The deal ...

It should have been fun — sitting in the Splash Zone at SeaWorld’s Shamu stadium with her two sons, watching killer whales perform impressive tricks. Instead, Gabriela Cowperthwaite felt a pit in her ...

An unforgettable 911 call in which a shocked observer explains that "a whale has eaten one of the trainers" opens Blackfish, a chilling documentary by director Gabriela Cowperthwaite about young ...

Gabriela Cowperthwaite saw 'Blackfish' through festivals and awards season, and now continues with school screenings and more despite, she says, not making money on it. She feels a responsibility.

Jeff Nesbit was the director of public affairs for two prominent federal science agencies and is a regular contributor to U.S. News & World Report, where this article first ran before appearing in ...