John Gennari's new book "The Jazz Barn" tells the story of Music Inn, a Lenox venue that brought notable figures in jazz, blues, gospel and more to the town while ...

A new study of animal bones from Jamestown reveals colonists ferried donkeys across the Atlantic, reshaping early American life and survival.

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In a growing movement, state legislators in Minnesota, Arkansas, Kansas and beyond are taking on America’s political rage. Opponents are ‘not the devil.’ ...

Universities across Britain are teaching literature students how to cope with long novels. These initiatives, referred to as "reading resilience" courses at some institutions, address concentration ...

Between the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries [tobacco] conquered the whole world, and enjoyed even greater popularity than tea or coffee, which was no mean achievement. —Fernand Braudel, The ...

What’s your personality type? If you are an introvert you’re in good company; Barack Obama, JK Rowling are introverts ...

Eureka City Schools is doing away with traditional grading in favor of a new educational system that will allow students to advance at their own pace.

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In a world of dwindling reviews, the author Lydia Davis’s new work charts a more serendipitous path to reading.

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Older adults especially benefit from this therapeutic practice, say the authors.