We’re not supposed to read too much IRL significance into the story of Petra, the author who’s the heroine of bestselling ...

Scott Adams, the 'Dilbert' cartoonist who satirized a certain kind of workplace culture for more than 30 years before ...

The celebrated author on the challenges of being kind, the benefits of meditation and the reality check of death.

Plenty of people – about 1 in 3, according to some studies — feel bad for a day or two after they get a flu shot. The most common symptoms include headaches, muscle aches, fatigue and fever, all of ...

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This past year, a computer scientist named Tuhin Chakrabarty tried to coax artificial intelligence into producing great writing. Chakrabarty, who had recently completed a Ph.D. at Columbia University, ...

Children (and adults) can write letters to Santa Claus through the U.S. Postal Service’s Operation Santa program, which allows others to fulfill their wish lists. Idaho resident Kelly Hardy left a job ...

This year marks the English novelist’s 250th birthday. Her hundreds of surviving letters—both real and fictional—offer valuable insights into her imaginative wit and enduring appeal Ellen Wexler - ...

NEW YORK (AP) — For one Wisconsin couple, the loss of government-sponsored health subsidies next year means choosing a lower-quality insurance plan with a higher deductible. For a Michigan family, it ...

For one weekend only, hundreds of devoted readers gathered in Hudson, North Carolina, to celebrate Mitford, a fictional place with a real sense of community. Jan Karon, the 88-year-old author behind ...

If you have ever sworn off social media for a week or two because you sensed it was feeding your anxiety or dampening your mood, you may be on to something. A new study out last week in JAMA Network ...

In a small study, pet cats greeted male owners with more vocalizations than they did female caregivers. By Clarissa Brincat As he lectured on animal behavior, Kaan Kerman, an instructor in the ...