When Horace Walpole published The Castle of Otranto in 1764, novels as a form were still in their infancy. Many tended to be long-winded works, instructing readers on how to live a moral life. With ...

After a wild Sunday, we can look ahead to Week 8 of the 2025 NFL season. We still have a pair of Monday Night Games to follow, but we could be in for a few high-scoring clashes in the ensuing weekend.

NFL Week 7 opens with a Thursday Night Football clash between AFC North rivals, the Pittsburgh Steelers and Cincinnati Bengals. We've got another international contest on tap for Sunday morning, when ...

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — LeBron James will miss opening night of his record 23rd NBA season because of sciatica that will be reevaluated in three to four weeks, the Los Angeles Lakers announced Thursday.

The Memphis Grizzlies made plenty of moves this offseason, with plenty of exits and new arrivals, but they should still be well within the mix for the postseason in a loaded Western Conference. So far ...

Kansas is coming off its second conference win of the year, and fourth overall, after defeating UCF on the road 27-20 this past weekend. The Jayhawks are tied for fifth in the Big 12 with a 2-1 league ...

With Jonas Brodin's status for the Oct. 9 Wild-Blues season opener in St. Louis in question, Minnesota has added a familiar name by signing Daemon Hunt off waivers. If you'll recall, Hunt was traded ...

Welcome to Literary Quotable Quotes, a quiz that challenges you to match a book’s memorable passages with its title. This week’s installment highlights the first lines from best-selling novels ...

The following opening lines to famous classic rock songs still get under my skin, decades after they were first released. You might just feel the same way about them. And if you’re a songwriter ...

If the first message you get from someone you matched with on a dating app leaves you speechless, hopefully it’s because you’re wowed by their good looks, witticisms, curious mind, and articulate ...

Long lines of anime fans waited to enjoy the grand opening of the "One Piece" cafe now open in L.A.'s Little Tokyo neighborhood on Aug. 2, 2025.

Stow will celebrate the grand opening of a new Dunkin’ by temporarily changing its name to honor the Boston-beloved coffee chain for one day later this month. Stow’s Select Board unanimously voted ...