Roald Dahl's reputation has taken some hits over the years, but the magical quality of his children's books endures.

In a world where rental prices seem to climb faster than Jack’s legendary beanstalk, Muncie, Indiana, stands as a refreshing anomaly. A place where $700 can still get you a perfectly respectable ...

Wisconsin author Michael Schumacher, who produced an array of works ranging from biographies of filmmaker Francis Ford ...

Libby Rosemeier, a former George Stevens Academy student in the Twinkie experiment class, and Roger Bennatti, the now-retired ...

What a brutally hard year it has been. Territorial wars have gone global, inequality grows, big money owns democracy, ...

When the rest of the country seems caught in an endless cycle of financial pressure, Iron Mountain moves to its own rhythm – one where a comfortable apartment still costs under $700 monthly and where ...

If someone asks me, “Why do you read books?” I would answer without hesitation: “I read to think.” Books are read to think.

Jack and the Beanstalk at The Bristol Hippodrome until 4 January 2026 reviewed by Colette Hand. Before entering the Hippodrome we were entertained by stilt walkers and a snow machine outside the ...

Jack and the Beanstalk is the 2025 Christmas Pantomime at The Bristol Hippodrome and Colette Hand popped along with one of the twinnies for a review! “Pure glam, sparkle, and fantasy… a visual and ...

For many people, Christmas in America can mean taking in a performance of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s “The Nutcracker” or Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol.” As an Englishman, Neil Pankhurst finds ...

He works in mysterious ways.