This excerpt is from Chapter 3 of "Tearing Down the Orange Curtain: How Punk Rock Brought Orange County to the World," out May 20 from Da Capo Press. The book explores the trajectory of punk and ...

Vesak stands as the most sacred festival in Buddhism, a powerful commemoration of the Buddha’s birth, enlightenment ... with ethical conduct and a specific way of relating to the world. The guiding ...

The union of Kaundinya and Soma remains a cornerstone of Khmer origin myths, representing the birth of a civilisation shaped by the meeting of worlds. In a modern age where cultural exchange often ...

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The 44-year-old Bird, who won five Olympic gold medals and four World Cup titles playing for Team USA, will take on what is now known as the “Grant Hill” role on the women’s side — A ...

Catholics around the world were skeptical at first about an American pope. But Pope Leo XIV’s multicultural and multilingual identity has put them at ease. By Patricia Mazzei Reporting from Rome ...

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Benson Boone is everywhere right now, and that includes the grand opening of David Yurman‘s newest flagship in Miami. But cardigans certainly aren’t the only thing he’s rocking as of late ...

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Dementia rates are increasing more rapidly in China than almost anywhere else in the world, with cases more ... population growth was the main culprit. Birth rates in China spiked in the 1950s.