Mythology from all over the world is full of fairy tales about childless folk who pray to the gods, unwisely invoke fate, or bargain with the supernatural for a child — only to wind up raising ...

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Having sold The Free Press, CBS New’s new editor-in-chief may find herself in ideological jeopardy By Lee Siegel The American social critic Eric Hoffer once wrote that “every great cause begins as a ...

Actor-director Rishab Shetty, basking in the success of Kantara: Chapter 1, clarified in an exclusive interview that there were no production problems with the film. Speaking from a luxury Mumbai ...

Trading Whanganui’s green hills for Perth’s red dirt, Lucy Brickley reveals the highs, lows and unexpected joys of life across the Tasman. The beautiful beaches, long summer days, the snorkelling and ...

Fresh off his 'Homebound' success, Ishaan Khatter dished on a fantastic New York brunch with Priyanka Chopra Jonas. He couldn't stop praising her acting chops and how she's crushing her career pivot, ...

Batman fans will soon be able to watch a new cartoon featuring the Dark Knight and his colorful supporting cast of characters. Amazon MGM Studios has unveiled the first poster for its upcoming Batman ...

A cheeky narrator recounts a parent’s worst nightmare in Brenda Lozano’s new novel. By Bruna Dantas Lobato Bruna Dantas Lobato is a writer and translator. Her debut novel, “Blue Light Hours,” came out ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Now here’s something you might not quite believe about Victoria Beckham, glam Spice Girl turned high-profile fashion designer: At theater school, they purposely put her in the back row ...

Zohran Mamdani is thirty-three years old—young enough that, despite not regularly working out, he has run the New York City Marathon twice in the past three years. In 2022, his second year in the New ...