Chris Staudinger is obsessed with an old-timey circus performer. “His whole thing was to catch turnips thrown from any height on the tines of a fork,” he explained to me. Zanetta, the performer, ...

Charlie Sheen has admitted he was a sex addict who was extorted by his sexual partners during the height of his drug abuse ...

The anecdote never appears in the works of Procopius, Justinian’s official historian, who also wrote a critical book about the emperor, “Secret History.” “If these claims were true, we would see them ...

A new posthumous collection from David McCullough, "History Matters," has just been published. NPR's Scott Simon talks with Jon Meacham and Dorie McCullough Lawson about it.

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Is there anything decent on the telly? The good news: yes. This autumn will bring a bumper edition of top-notch TV shows from twisty thrillers ...

Eric Foner’s essay collection “Our Fragile Freedoms” demonstrates how our understanding of the past can deepen and grow more sophisticated over time. These are fraught times for U.S. history — certain ...

Southern Charm's Patricia Altschul will be featured at the Charleston Literary Festival ahead of her book release. Get the ...

The plots of Dan Brown’s novels have so many turns that even the author has to make sure he can keep it all organized.

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Zanda, formerly Power Diary, represents a new era in practice management with innovation and reliability. A down-to-earth, actionable roadmap built specifically for health professionals. A must-read ...