HUAC went after Hollywood actors and writers who used their prominence and status to openly discuss American bigotry and ...

The evolution of money is intricately tied to major developments in politics, science, and art, according to this insightful history. Economist McWilliams (The Pope’s Children) begins in ancient ...

Growing up, Dominique Williams visited her grandmother every weekend. And on each trip, she was greeted by a piece of her past, a name stitched in fabric, filled with centuries of legacy and mystery. ...

Nearly every pop music holiday song written in the past 80 years owes at least some of its DNA to one Christmas tune in particular: "White Christmas," written by Irving Berlin and sung by Bing Crosby, ...

To survive and flourish, every great civilization needs to cherish the story of its origin. It is good, then, that plans are taking shape to celebrate next year’s 250th anniversary of our nation’s ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — The DEI Committee of the Staten Island Advance/SILive.com, along with senior leadership and newsroom staff, will host a panel discussion, “Conversation with Community Giants – ...

For centuries, ancient calendars across civilizations hinted at a mysterious 13th montha time cycle believed to influence destiny, energy balance, and cosmic order. Yet somewhere in history, this ...

As the world becomes increasingly unpredictable, you might find yourself wondering where you’d go if civilization suddenly ended as we know it. While it’s not something we like to think about, having ...