In a world awash with radical ideas and spiralling violence, the “sounds of silence” from Simon & Garfunkel’s 1964 song have come to symbolize apathy in our society and a general avoidance of those ...

In March 1988, 18-year-old college student Scott Hilbert left his parents’ home during spring break and wrote a short note saying he was going to see a friend at Ohio State. He never returned, and ...

Kid Rock broke his silence on social media Thursday on the heels of he and Turning Point USA taking heat for the lyrics to his song “Cool, Daddy Cool.” Rock is scheduled to headline TPUSA’s Super Bowl ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Attorneys for the city of Los Angeles moved this week to block the release of long-awaited depositions of ...

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“We used to use our culture to understand cancer. Now we use cancer to understand our culture.” (From NPR interview of Pulitzer Prize winning author of “The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of ...

Nottingham Trent University provides funding as a member of The Conversation UK. Within the first notes of many classic Christmas songs, we’re transported directly to the festive season. Why is it ...

The Celestial Church expansion for Songs of Silence is available now on PC (Epic Games Store, Steam, and GOG). Watch the Songs of Silence trailer for the story-rich turn-based strategy game with ...

These love songs — Neko Case's "Oh, Neglect...," Valerie June's "Runnin' and Searchin'" and Olivia Dean's "Man I Need" — each express a refreshingly realistic ambivalence toward romance. This is FRESH ...