Looking for something to read in between the barbecues and fireworks? Try this mix of novels, short stories, poetry and more.

Independence Day celebrations are usually filled with fireworks, parades and patriotic festivities. So, how did it begin?

By ENEWARIDIDEKE EKANPOU Occasional Christmas is everyman’s entitlement however the period of waiting. The peak of ‘ayebeism’ (stupidity) is   to laze away and wait for one’s occasional Christmas in ...

Today in History for July 15: In 1099, the Muslim citizens of Jerusalem surrendered their city to the armies of the First Crusade. The Crusaders then proceeded, through misguided religious zeal, to ...

Following his Oscar-winning feature film Oppenheimer (2024) which swept the Best Picture, Best Director, Best Lead Actor, ...

Two years after her husband Tom's death, Kelsey Parker found love again. The mum-of-two dipped her toe in the dating world in ...

What sort of life are you living? An elderly American and his family are visiting Normandy Cemetery in France. He is leaning ...

The Nightmare Before Christmas’ is my favorite holiday movie for Halloween and Christmas. But I only watch it during December ...

Cowboy poet Wallace “Wally” McRae of Colstrip died June 22 at the age of 89. McRae gained recognition in Montana — and across ...

Michael Miner, a former Reader editor and columnist, was truly a journeyman of Chicago journalism and has the distinction of ...

I believe there was less overt racism during the Celtic Tiger years than today, but it wasn’t non-existent. Racial ...

Details: Hard to imagine a more provocative title. Leave it to Eminem. This was from The Eminem Show, the rapper’s third ...