In this particular exhibition at the Staten Island Museum, even the pink of the walls comes from bugs — in the form of lac, a coloring produced by scale insects (it’s the same natural dye used as ...

Why high-achievers suffer from a midlife slump in their 40s and 50s — and five research-backed ways to bounce back.

Need a new book to read? How about thrifted clothes where proceeds go to a good cause? There are new locations to buy both.

The collection to be auctioned includes journals and cookbooks that inmate Albert Jones has written from death row. The ...

The decision to strip chapters from books that had already won the approval of the state’s Republican-controlled board of ...

These book clubs are helping Philadelphians find each other. Plus, some Philly-area schools are taking a stand against the Trump administration's attacks on DEI.

Some Americans have rushed to buy cars ahead of potential price hikes tied to Trump's tariffs. Experts share advice on whether buying now is the right move.

Nearly 50 years after officer Jerry Ivey was killed in the line of duty, his story, and how the community responded, is being told in a new book.

Bookclubs across Philadelphia are meeting with two goals: tackle their ever-growing TBR lists and build meaningful ...

Carlson claimed to be a 27,000-year-old refugee from the apocryphal land of Lemuria, subsequently reincarnated as Jesus, Cleopatra, Joan of Arc and Marilyn Monroe (among others) on her path to set ...

The true aim of education is human flourishing; the liberal arts are meant to educate for liberty. All theories and approaches to education rely on an implicit or explicit conception of human nature.

The rise of AI in academic writing has sparked a profound crisis of trust within the academy. Faculty members now find themselves questioning whether a student’s work is genuinely their own or the ...