That 1820 grimoire -- a book of spells and incantations -- was "The Long Lost Friend" by John George Hohman. The subtitle to an English translation of the book was "Faithful & Christian Instructions ...
He is the sovereign master of his piano; he knows all its resources; he makes it speak, moan, cry, and roar under fingers of steel,’ wrote one critic at the time.
Carving jack-o'-lanterns started long before the legend of the Headless Horseman. NPR's Leila Fadel speaks to Cindy Ott, author of "Pumpkin: The Curious History of an American Icon." ...
The renovation of this 19th-century Madrid apartment by architect Antonio Antequera of Extrarradio, delicately and creatively balances rich history with contemporary design. Antequera removed all ...
Before modern blood tests, doctors had to rely on color-changing chemical reactions to diagnose diabetes. In this experiment, I recreate the original method using safe ingredients to show how sugar ...
James Norton, Anthony Boyle and Louis Partridge star in the new drama from Steven Knight ('Peaky Blinders') about Ireland's most famous brewing dynasty. By Angie Han Television Critic What all of it ...
IN THE NEWS: Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. packed his vaccine advisory panel with vaccine skeptics and, to no one’s surprise, that panel is dragging its feet on recommending COVID-19 shots ...
Enter Stanley Park, a Grade II listed Victorian Gothic manor in Gloucestershire that’s just hit the market at £5.895 million (about $8 million). Dating back to 1584 and lavishly expanded in the 19th ...
In 1879, a landowner and amateur archaeologist named Marcelino Sanz de Sautuola ventured into a newly discovered cave system in northern Spain. Hoping to find prehistoric tools, he kept his eyes fixed ...
The words of a young Quaker woman in the late 19th century will come to life Saturday at the Drumore Friends Meetinghouse. Though it hasn’t been used for a regular Quaker meeting in nearly 90 years, ...
The Trump administration is again rewriting the playbook for government hiring, allowing managers to select from a broader list of qualified candidates instead of having to choose from the top three ...