Trump is doing what he can with his second chance as president. After a year of global chaos, the president topped himself in ...

The rose color is symbolic of the Latin word gaudete, which means to “rejoice.” When we go caroling at assisted living or in the neighborhoods, one of the hymns often requested is, “Joy to the World, ...

On the eighth anniversary of Dolores O'Riordan's death, we're revisiting Stuart Clark's special tribute to the Irish music ...

Tom, I got nothin’.” That’s all I wanted to say to Tom Engelhardt, the kindly and incisive editor of TomDispatch.com. He’d called to check in and see ...

It's been another strange, difficult, and yet somehow also brilliant year for video games in 2025. Triple-A releases have been sparse again, compared to the boom times of old, with a great big GTA ...

The post Op-Ed: With Trump’s aggressive regression, the “F” word is here appeared first on AsAmNews. Last week, I thought of ...

The Carl Sandburg poem “Chicago” has been a beloved local anthem for more than a century. The 1914 poem, which coined the ...

Dear Readers: Wishing you and all a very happy holiday season. Please enjoy the following poem. “A Visit from St. Nicholas” by Clement Clarke Moore. “‘Twas the night before Christmas, when all through ...

“If you’re setting an intention around 1/11, don’t focus on or ask what you want to achieve. Set your sights on what needs to ...

In honor of the city's bicentennial in 2025, Jacksonville poet laureate Andy Mitchell wrote a series of poems centered on the ...

Are song lyrics the same as poems? The members of the Swedish Academy think they are and said as much in 2016 when they awarded the Nobel Prize in literature to Bob Dylan, recognizing him “for having ...

You're a competent professional who manages complex projects and makes important decisions. Then you walk into your parents' house for Christmas dinner, and within 20 minutes you're defending your ...