Between brutal fire seasons in Los Angeles, David Longstreth wrote “Song of the Earth,” an album that captures the beauty, ...

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You don’t need to wait until April Fools’ Day to joke around … but it certainly gives you a great excuse to up the ante. April Fools’ pranks can be tailored to your personal brand of ...

There are moments in our national life when the weight of injustice feels almost immovable, when truth is twisted, rights are ...

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When was the last time an email made you laugh out loud? Not just a polite chuckle, but a real, gut-level laugh—the kind that snaps you out of autopilot. Now, think about the last email that ...

How did a teenager die from a crushed butterfly? The Daily Mail first reported the story of the teenager’s senseless death. The article explained that he mixed a crushed dead butterfly with ...

The jarring, mysterious death of Gene Hackman marks a tragic end to one of the truly great actors of his generation. Found at his home in Santa Fe, New Mexico, alongside the body of his wife of 34 ...

A freak accident while washing her hair left a young woman partly paralysed. Mim Goldsmith, now 25, exacerbated an old spinal injury when she "twisted funny" during the routine activity and ...