Those who know U.S. history or the “legend” behind the creation of Santa Claus will recognize the name Thomas Nast. Without going into too much background, Thomas Nast was a German-born American ...

Where Eric Adams stands in the pantheon of New York City mayors will be for historians to decide, but in a single respect he joins only one other mayor, long forgotten: A. Oakey Hall. Hall was the ...

On the year’s shortest day, 60 years ago, in Gori, near Tiflis, a son was born to a poor, hard-working Georgian cobbler named Vissarion Djugashvili. The boy’s pious mother christened him Joseph, after ...

Rosie Grant never expected she’d be publishing a book full of recipes from gravestones when she walked through Ivy Hill Cemetery on her way home from Bishop Ireton High School. But, here she is.

It’s the twist that no one saw coming (unless you read Alice Feeney’s fantastic book, of course). His & Hers has become a sensation following its January 8 drop on Netflix, and the thriller sticks ...

Readers planning their book choices for next year may now be making a note of forthcoming titles from new authors and old favourites in 2026. There will be volumes to mark the late Queen’s centenary ...

In his twilight days at City Hall, Mayor Eric Adams has doubled down on attacking his corruption indictment, dismissing it as “lawfare” brought by a Biden administration angry at his criticism of ...

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A Song of Ice and Fire has been solidified as a defining work of fiction over the past 30 years. George R.R. Martin’s fantasy book saga ascended into the zeitgeist through an ongoing series of ...

Jesse Dayton and the Road Kings will present their Third Annual Holiday Throwdown at the Continental Club on Friday and Saturday. Credit: Ray Redding According to my fellow music scribes at Ultimate ...

As Eric Adams’s one-term mayoralty draws to a close, many New Yorkers are filled with dread about the incoming Zohran Mamdani administration. As Adams departs, it’s worth looking back at his tenure to ...

Nearly every year in Dallas-Fort Worth is a good year for local music, and 2025 was no exception. We’ve nailed down some of our favorite albums released this year, and one we’re excited to hear as we ...