Ariana Grande, a global musical and acting phenomenon now starring as Glinda in Wicked, and Cynthia Erivo, an Oscar-nominated and Tony Award-winning powerhouse playing Elphaba, represent artists whose ...

On Halloween night, chances are you'll be watching something spooky, and you’re far from alone. Horror is the fastest-rising film genre in the U.S., more than quadrupling its market share in the past ...

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Psychology literature has shown that curiosity tends to decline with age. Psychologists shows one type of curiosity can increase well into old age, contradicting prior research. Older adults who ...

In “Morbidly Curious,” the behavioral scientist Coltan Scrivner takes a look at our addiction to the gory, the morbid and the grotesque. By Emily C. Hughes Emily C. Hughes is the Bram Stoker ...

You know that moment when your four-year-old asks “Why is the sky blue?” and you realize you have absolutely no idea? Welcome to parenthood, where we’re supposed to be the source of all knowledge ...

If your child can't question a machine, how will they ever learn to question? How will they build the skills to engage in genuine dialogue with each other, with authority, and with the complex ...

With a PBS show and a fine dining restaurant in rural North Carolina, Vivian Howard became a culinary superstar. The acclaimed chef, cookbook author and fried collards evangelist has a new show set to ...

“Wait, if you say clouds weigh a million pounds, then how can they just float in the sky?” one student asked, looking out the classroom window. “And if they’re so heavy, how can airplanes fly right ...