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Derek Thompson of The Atlantic writes that unlike past political cycles, current Republicans and Democrats speak with different sets of vocabulary, even as they discuss the same policy issues.

Millions of people each year visit famous battlefields of the Revolutionary War and the Civil War, but far fewer visit locations in the Hawaiian Civil War or the French and Indian War.

One official said it's "elevating the people's cultural life" by allowing its citizens to stream state-run TV. Which is to say binge watch propaganda in the comfort of their own home.

Blogger Tim Urban explains his process of extreme procrastination in which his brain wages war between instant gratification and the moment of pure panic just before a deadline.

When the British Olympic team landed back after Rio, they quickly realized at baggage claim that their patriotism had a downside. There were rows of bright red suitcases.

One telenovela actress-turned-executive decided to create a new kind of drama. Her work changed the landscape of Spanish language TV--and of all TV.

People lined the parade route, flags in hand, cheering the country's 55th birthday. Video on social media shows a delivery man, on a motorbike, joined the tail end of the parade, smiling and waving.

A single stalk of corn growing off the curb of an intersection in Sioux Falls, S.D., gained local fame for its perseverance. When it was uprooted, the the community rushed to save it.

If you're a lazy student, it's your lucky day. The University of Fine Arts in Hamburg is offering "idleness grants" of up to 1,600 euros for participants to commit to inactivity.

For weeks, residents of a Berlin suburb couldn't figure out who was stealing their shoes in the middle of the night. Then someone spotted a fox carrying away a pair of blue flip flops in his mouth.