In Junk English, Ken Smith takes on the misuse, abuse, and downright decay of the English languag...

Millions of people in New York and New Jersey consider the Hudson River as familiar as their own ...

The imaginations of many Cold War scientists were fed by science fiction literature, and companie...

Melvin Burkhart the Anatomical Wonder; Zip the Pinhead; Chang and Eng, the original Siamese twins...

The San Francisco Bay can be viewed as a geographic paradox: a place and a void. The collective B...

The perfect tonic for anyone who's sick of inspiring tales of triumph over adversity, 'Raw Deal' ...

'In 1970, sitting on a park bench, Thomas Bernhard delivered a powerful monologue over the course...

An insider's guide to the Bible with a focus on sex, gore and lunacy.

The author discusses what he sees as 'the mutual attraction between presidents and celebrities fr...

Strangely beautiful, utterly unique, 'Specimens of Hair' presents the obsessive work of a 19th-ce...

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Alone with the President