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Perhaps no one took more meaning from the advent of the automobile—and its promise of freedom and adventure, power and self-expression—than African...

In a discussion of her new book, Towson University’s Jeannie Vanasco walks through her lingering trauma, feelings of betrayal, and...

In an industry—local television news—that churns through on-air talent with nearly every ratings dip and shift in management, Al Wallace...

There may be no more ardent disciple of literature today than John Freeman, founder of Freeman’s anthology of new writing and the...

Megan Phelps-Roper took part in her first Westboro Baptist Church protest at age 5. Granddaughter of the late Fred Phelps, patriarch...

In a discussion of her new memoir Here We Are: American Dreams, American Nightmares, Aarti Shahani walks th...

Author Mallory O’Meara spotlights the history-making but too-long-overlooked creator of one of movies’ most iconic monsters in a d...

As chief of staff to former President George H.W. Bush for 25 years, Jean Becker oversaw everything from the opening of his president...

Founded as a port at the confluence of two great rivers, Kansas City has the waters of the Missouri running through its bloodstream—threading expressw...

The U.S. spends far more than other developed nations on health care—a projected $3.8 trillion this year—yet lags in performance and customer satisfac...