Espionage novelist John le Carré penned hits like The Spy Who Came in From the Cold and Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy. But his ...

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Live, laugh, love actually has dual origins. There’s the phrase itself, which appears to have grown popular thanks to a poem ...

A number of Millennials’ favorite YA book series are still going or about to enjoy a reboot; here are five familiar titles to ...

A domed lid: Oxygen is released inside the pickle jar when the veggies ferment and go bad. Because that oxygen has no place to go, it causes the lid to bulge and create a dome-like appearance.

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The genius behind ‘Vertigo,’ ‘Psycho,’ ‘North by Northwest,’ ‘Rear Window,’ and more offers a few witty words of wisdom.

The United States government knew it needed to step up its espionage game during World War II. The Office of Strategic ...

The Devil in the White City’ author Erik Larson loves to be spooked—here are some scary stories that do just that.

Bands like Van Halen, The Alan Parsons Project, Phish, and Santana all are named after members in the band. But what about bands named after people not in the band? Here's a look at eight of them.

From heart-wrenching memoirs to socially conscious fiction, the list of Barack Obama's favorite books from the past year will definitely add more titles to your TBR pile.

There are lots of reasons to love having a dog, but having to constantly run to the door when they begin to whine isn’t one of them. That’s why some pet owners opt for dog doors, a two-way flap cut ...