The beloved weekly magazine encompassing journalism, fiction, poetry and cartoons, is celebrating its centenary. New Yorker ...

To start The New Yorker, Ross’ poker partner Fleischmann was willing to stake him US$25,000—roughly $450,000 in today’s ...

The magazine, founder Harold Ross famously declared, would not be ‘edited for the old lady in Dubuque.’ A century later, it ...

In an age of ideological conformity and technological brain-suck, the world needs more disobedient artists and thinkers.

A Texas wolf sanctuary rescues wolves from captivity. After they rescued one young white wolf and nursed her back to health, ...

“Raised by Wolves: Fifty Poets on Fifty Poems” edited by Carmen Gimenez ... Coats (Minnesota Historical Society Press).* Novel & short story, sponsored by Minnesota Humanities Center ...

The origin of Groundhog Day in America traces to the fervent religious beliefs of German-speaking immigrants in the 1800s. The origin of Groundhog Day in Milltown, New Jersey, traces to a promise a ...

Art has always drawn inspiration from experience, be it the physical world perceived by the senses or more abstract aspects, ...

With a vast expanse of natural splendor, South Dakota is rich in history, outdoor experiences and unique activities. In the Mount Rushmore State, visitors will find two of the world's longest ...

He penned a three-page Groundhog Day poem that he read aloud for his guests ... A groundhog’s life is short and rarely sweet. Wild groundhogs often die before age 5, killed by fast cars ...

In fact, our visual systems are able to work on light from just one small part of the electromagnetic spectrum — the part ranging from violet light, which moves in quick, short wavelengths ...