Christmas 500 years ago was a drunken 6-week feast that may have been considerably better than the modern holiday, medieval historian says
When people think of the European Middle Ages, it often brings to mind grinding poverty, superstition and darkness. But the...
On Christmas, Pope Leo Tells World’s Leaders to Talk Rather Than Make War
Pope Leo XIV on Thursday used his first Christmas message as pontiff to call for “peace and consolation for the...
76-year-old man grows breasts after taking common medication used to treat high blood pressure, hair loss
Some medications can cause surprising side effects. One man learned this firsthand when, after taking a medication for heart failure,...
ICE tore apart families. This immigrant-led group brought back some Christmas joy
The steady drizzle tested the limits of the string of tarps stretched across the backyard of a Maywood home. Beneath...
The Bari Weiss 60 Minutes scandal is just one sign of drastic media rot
In light of the scandal at 60 Minutes, it bears repeating that the primary crisis facing American democracy is about...
The US military is weird about hands in pockets, and the rules are all over the place
A solider pockets his beret in East Point, Ga., March 7, 2017. Staff Sgt. Ken Scar/US Army ReserveMilitary branches have...
D.C. can spend more on housing, rental assistance and health care, CFO says
The D.C. government will be able to devote more money next year toward affordable housing preservation, emergency rental assistance, DNA...
The Testament of Ann Lee Is Like No Other Movie You’ve Seen
How much do ambition and chutzpah count in filmmaking these days? The Testament of Ann Lee, directed by Mona Fastvold,...
More American manufacturing won’t mean that many more jobs
Politicians say they want a manufacturing renaissance, but their visions of massive factories employing thousands of people are going to...
The heart of the American right is on the line
Years of bickering over the meaning of American conservatism and the identity of the American right, which had already escalated...
