Picking a favorite line from National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation is nearly impossible, yet one line has resonated with me this year more than others. The film, which premiered in 1989, is a comedic ...

As I stood watching the overwhelming rush of people gathere d for religious rituals in many temples, what struck me most was not devotion, but the silent suffering hidden beneath the noise - the rows ...

Can one good man, flamboyantly dressed, belly like Everest, fond of talking to Donner and Blitzen, sprinkle a little magic ...

We think of our private lives as sealed off from the public world, but war reveals the provisional nature of those walls, and ...

Jazz versions of holiday classics can bring up these feelings even with no singer, though perhaps start with Ella Fitzgerald’s classic album “Ella Wishes You a Swinging Christmas.” Other sweet as ...

Global debate about how to navigate the climate crisis often centers on high-level pledges and whether national targets are ...

A new study led by Dr. Jiang Yi from the Institute of Psychology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has revealed the first ...

For water enthusiasts, Payette Lake offers a smorgasbord of recreational opportunities – swimming in the refreshingly cool waters, paddleboarding across mirror-like morning surfaces, or kayaking along ...

The basics of photosynthesis are something that every student learns in school: carbon dioxide, water and light in; oxygen ...

In the glazed ceramic sculpture “Pitosy Flores,” Barcelona-based ceramicist Armin Mayer explores queer iconography, asserting ...

Gaza university students wrote about the devastation, loss and grief of the last two years, producing an anthology of their reflections and poems ...

Following two years of absence, public Christmas festivities, like holiday lights in Bethlehem and other locales, are returning. Also making an appearance, say some observers, are dribbles of visitors ...