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Who can resist a chicken who crows that her "great-great-great-great-granny was a T. rex"? Caroline Luzzatto recommends.

The biennial Princeton Poetry Festival, organized by Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Paul Muldoon, returns with a full day of readings, panel discussions and a lecture featuring poets from around the world: Mei-mei Berssenbrugge, Joyelle McSweeney, Valzhyna Mort, John Okrent, Roger Reeves, Padraig Regan, Philip Schultz, and Luci Tapahonso. Day-long festival runs 10:30 AM – 5:30 PM. Free and open to public; no tickets required.

CS Lakshmi (Ambai), Mamang Dai, and Sanjoy Hazarika were given lifetime achievement awards.

The local battle over book bans is now the subject of a new documentary, “To Be Destroyed,” that should be online, and possibly screening in Rapid City, in 2024.

University’s opera group accused of cancel culture for scrapping 18th century Handel piece

Princess Diana – the people’s princess. She was adored by everyone who knew her, and she brought light wherever she went. She was known for her compassion and kindness, grace and elegance....

The Vatican's 'Synod on Synodality' is a thinly veiled effort to change Catholic practice, if not Catholic doctrine.

In honor of Banned Books Week, ESSENCE takes a look at a newly released book for the next generation.

Peter Kvarnstrom, the president of community media at Glacier Media Group has been named one of the country’s top advocates for news.

Peter Kvarnstrom is well known on the North Shore and Sunshine Coast