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Anti-abortion advocates in Ohio are pushing for a state bill that would ban the procedure after 20 weeks' gestation, which is when they say a fetus can…

[THIS SHOULD EITHER BE MERGED WITH LATER POST OR TRASHED] Those folks in Philadelphia are still at it! More random acts of culture. After seeing Boyce…

Someone I know who plays a ukulele sent me a YouTube video of a young man who is a virtuoso on this diminutive (but in his hands amazingly expressive)…

On this date in 1806, the expedition of Lewis and Clarke took an interesting twist. And in 1835 under President Andrew Jackson, the national debt stood...

On this date in 1863, the first-ever underground railway opened in this city. And in 1956, Elvis recorded a new single for RCA that became a major hit....

As mourners gathered at the Supreme Court to pay their respects to Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, we asked them to reflect on the impact she had on their lives.

On this date in 1938, a man by the name of Benny Goodman delivered a performance that would go down as legendary. The concert was the first-ever in a...

On this date in 1880 Memphis, TN became the first city to have a now-common system. And in 1978, this group of brothers rose to the top of the music...

Author Steve Luxenberg repeatedly manages to tell us stories around Plessy v. Ferguson that capture both the hope and the hopelessness that has been central to America's long argument about race.

For World Opera Day, watch scenes that will make you fall in love with the art form — from a crazy day at Mozart's diner to a trippy trip to China with Richard Nixon.