The star became obsessed with mountain climbing to prepare for the remake of the 1993 Sylvester Stallone movie: "I did five ...

The Bay Fringe performing arts festival incorporating Morecambe, Carnforth and Barrow Fringes is running until July 29.

Born in 1934 in the cosmopolitan port city of Alexandria, Egypt, Nikos Nomikos has lived a life that reads like a novel — ...

Kevin West takes a ride on Belmond’s Eastern & Oriental Express, getting a feel for the culture along the way.

When Edward Hirsch was born, his aunt sobbed at how “strange” he looked. Everyone else said he looked like his aunt.

Angel Island State Park rises from the waters between Tiburon and San Francisco like a verdant mirage, offering a delicious escape that’s tantalizingly close to civilization but feels worlds away.

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Dementia and comic strips may not seem like a natural pairing, but Wellsville Local Schools music teacher and artist Lindsay Clifton sees it differently. Clifton, of Steubenville, finds peace and ...

Honored for her poetry and her fiction, Ms. Howe "was truly one of the great poets of Boston and Cambridge," said poet and ...

There’s nothing better than reading to a child at bedtime. It calms them down after a busy day and it’s also soothing for the parent or carer. Here are some new favourites, picture books that both ...