“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.

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

California’s new minimum-wage law hadn’t even gone into effect before it was declared a disaster. Business groups and Republican politicians have argued for decades that minimum-wage increases ...

I’m typically quiet and mind my own business. But in recent weeks, I’ve been having conflicts with people over minor things.

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 ...

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.

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

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