“T he art of life lies in taking pleasures as they pass,” said the ancient Greek philosopher Aristippus, “and the keenest ...

Depictions of a quiet, peaceful manger scene miss the point of Christmas.

The state raised the minimum wage for fast-food workers—and employment kept rising. So why has the law been proclaimed a ...

The disgraced former Florida representative now faces the blunt reality of his own political irrelevance. T he normal rules ...

The protagonists of "Babygirl" and "Black Doves" are stuck in their “perfect” lives—and find illicit fulfillment outside them ...

Even the camera seems to fear the grunting, shadowy demon in Nosferatu.

Using the James Webb Space Telescope, scientists have found a record-breaking distant galaxy observed just 290 million years ...

For centuries, eggnog has been a part of America’s Christmas festivities. George Washington was rumored to have his own ...

The president has commuted the sentences of 37 men on federal death row to life without parole, a historic move.

New research suggests that the company makes the communities it operates in poorer—even taking into account its famous low prices.

America’s politicians have an age problem, and the issue seems especially acute among congressional Democrats. The prevalence ...

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