The Mesopotamians wrote laments for the destruction of Ur and of Sumer as well as other cities. The Book of Lamentations is similar and demonstrates the value of looking unflinchingly at suffering and ...

The Supreme Court upheld parents' religious freedom to opt their kids out of LGBTQ+ book lessons in Montgomery County, Maryland, schools.

Author Gianno Caldwell (r) with his brother Christian, who was killed by gunfire in Chicago in 2022. Caldwell’s new book details the philanthropists and politicians whose failed leadership ...

Recently, we had the opportunity to chat with James Cooper, who wrote the book and lyrics for Lovestuck. We discussed what it’s been like to work in the theatre industry for the first time, what ...

On June 16, 1967, the Monterey Pop Festival opened to the public, kicking off the Summer of Love and boosting countless artists' careers.

In travel news this week: the secret rules of British pubs, what it’s like inside one of Asia’s biggest fish markets, plus lasting love connections that began on trips to Italy and France.

Who Was Isaiah the Prophet? Isaiah, the son of Amoz, is introduced in the Old Testament in the book of Isaiah, one of the five major prophets of the Bible. It is worth noting, however, that Isaiah and ...

We’re picking up sad vibrations. But how traumatized can we feel, once the first few notes of any of Brian Wilson’s most classic songs hits our tympanic membrane? Even his most sorrowful songs ...

Brian Wilson, the co-founder of the Beach Boys, has died. He was 82.