A new photography collection captures the poetry and kitsch of the US holiday season across six decades.

This Christmas, many children welcomed a familiar visitor – a jolly man in a red suit and a sleigh full of gifts. But the ...

Renowned writer Vinod Kumar Shukla, 88, passed away in Raipur, inspiring a young poet to express his grief through a heartfelt poem in memory of him.

Although the 44 Mavis Gallant works assembled for the 2025 Uncollected Stories had their initial magazine publication in the ...

Across the signs, today carries a bright, uplifting tone that favors health, connection and steady rewards for past efforts.

A short note about last week’s paper …thanks to the double power outages, I created the newspaper mostly using my phone. I don’t recommend it, and I hope to never do it again.

Listen: Bon Iver’s “SABLE, fABLE” is one of the year’s top albums—a collection of songs about devastation, self-acceptance, ...

Photos by Don Nelson From left, competitors in the 2025 Poetry Out Loud contest at The Merc Playhouse last week were Liam ...

Local poet Rik Goodell had a good year, indeed. He won the International Western Music Association Award of Excellence for his album, "Cowboyin' with God," which was named the 2025 Cowboy Poetry Album ...

The first trailer for 'The Odyssey' proves that Nolan is fully embracing the mythological elements of Homer's epic poem.

A thrill of hope, the weary world rejoices, for yonder breaks a new and glorious morn.” What a perfect line for our world ...

See Zodiac signs and horoscopes on 12/25/25 for today’s birthday, celebrity profiles (Jeremy Strong) and Aquarius, Pisces, Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, ...