I had the immense pleasure of seeing the now-retired WBTV reporter (and hometown hero) David Whisenant just about every morning, five days a week. David and I would meet at the Rowan County Sheriff’s ...

The deep sea has long fascinated us, hiding secrets and mysteries far beyond our reach. For centuries, terrifying sea monster ...

Eminent Indian writer Amitava Kumar opens up about the books that raised him, the ones he gives away, and the ones that still ...

Charlotte Rampling and Richard Harris are the heavy-hitting Oscar nominees facing off with a big plastic whale.

Gary Yerman, 75, sat nervously in a noisy ballroom in Virginia Beach, Virginia, counting down the minutes until he could shed ...

When it came time for someone to go on TV and argue that a bill that cuts taxes for the rich and safety nets for the poor ...

As Whitman wrote: “I exist as I am, that is enough./ If no other in the world be aware I sit content,/ And if each and all be ...

They say he’s five hundred pounds of bottom-dwelling fury, don’t you know. No one knows how old he is, but if you ask me, and ...

If he is chosen, Belardo plans to make his sculptures at Monumental Labs, the New York workshop run by Springut, who has said ...

America's got talent. It's also got scenery, history and a national anthem no one can sing. Those are just some of the things we celebrate, each time July 4 rolls around. But there's one thing we ...

The South Pacific is a rich collection of islands and archipelagos with a dizzying array of options for visitors. The easiest ...

Blaming the president is a popular pastime these days, but one of America’s cultural leaders has come up with something ...