"Imagine if we had six House Republicans show similar courage" in breaking off from the majority, writes one reader. "How ...

IT IS really funny how quickly things can change; it sometimes makes you wonder if the things said in the not-too-distant ...

When words fail them, creative writers imagine entirely new ones. Author Patti Callahan Henry explains fake languages, ...

Halloween is a perfect time to unleash your creativity and enjoy spooky fun. Whether you are planning to go trick-or-treating ...

Readers respond to Adam Gopnik’s piece about Lillian Ross’s Profile of Ernest Hemingway and Burkhard Bilger’s article about high-school marching bands.

A typical scene in old Western movies goes like this: The owner of a huge ranch isn’t content with what he has; he wants the small ranch owned by a pretty widow. She won’t sell, so he has his ...

Countless comedies have been marketed as being so funny they’ll split audiences at the sides, an injury that would land them in the hospital if it were a literal claim. Charlize Theron wasn’t quite ...

Mahmoud Khalil, who has been detained and targeted for deportation by the Trump administration for speaking out about the atrocities in Gaza, dictated a letter to the public from ... into the cells ...

In a world of wild talk and fake news, help us stand up for the facts.

I ’ve attended a lot of baby showers, including my own, where fellow party guests and I have played all sorts of fun baby shower games. I’ve guessed the baby’s weight and ar ...

These funny wedding wishes attempt to offer emotional ... "Wishing you both a lifetime of happiness and endless pizza parties!" 6. "You haven’t just tied the knot with your wife today, you ...

Gossip entertains, and it also sustains. In Jane Austen’s novel “Persuasion,” the sober heroine, Anne Elliot, pays a visit to ...