A quirky guide to myths and lore based in actual science

Myths, Machines, and Ancient Dreams of Technology, explored ancient myths and folklore about creating automation, artificial ...

Outdoor writing contest runner-up: Clear as dust

A world awash in gray. Gray gravel crunching, spraying, flinging across the ground. Gray hoofbeats up and over and down, in a ...

Notable local deaths of 2025: Remembering those we lost

Hook’s 11-page memoir is on a website, The World War II Experience, a local nonprofit that preserves the stories of the World ...
Public Broadcasting Service (PBS)

The notable lives we lost in 2025

From Pope Francis to Ozzy Osbourne, Dick Cheney to Virginia Giuffre, here's a roll call of some of the influential figures ...

The celibate, dancing Shakers were once seen as a threat to society – 250 years later, they’re part of the sound of America

In 1774, Lee led eight followers to North America, settling near what is now Albany, New York. As is still true today, ...

This book analyses the experiences of women survivors and witnesses of the 1984 anti-Sikh riots

Excerpted with permission from Remembering the Past: Critical Perspectives on the Anti-Sikh Violence of 1984, edited by ...

AFCON, Total Energies and football’s problematic links to fossil fuel

The energy company’s sponsorship is a reminder of how football feels morally compromised on environmental issues ...
First Alert 4 on MSN

From Pope Francis to Charlie Kirk, many deaths in 2025 had a wide impact

(AP) - The world lost influential people in 2025, and some of their deaths had significant impacts. Pope Francis died in ...
Religion Unplugged

America’s First Religious Outsiders: What A New Film Says About The Shakers

Many characteristics of Shaker life and belief set them apart from other Protestants, but their name derives from one of the ...

Harlan Coben on New Netflix Series ‘Run Away’ Getting Disturbing, Like All His Stories: “In Real Life, I’m Actually a Fairly OK Guy”

Discussing his James Nesbitt and Minnie Driver starring latest novel adaptation, about addiction and family, he says: "If ...
PureWow

I Haven't Watched a New TV Show All Year, But These 12 Book Series Have Kept Me Fully Entertained

I haven't watched a new TV show in all of 2025—instead, I read these 12 book series (including fantasy, romantasy, romance and mystery genres from authors like Rebecca Yarros, Veronica Roth and more) ...