Dogs are so numerous in New York, indeed, that they have already become a nuisance,” the journalist Charles Dawson Shanly ...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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