I was thrilled to find out that the books were even more enjoyable to reread. After 20 years, the books felt fresh and new and exciting.
Ashley Ross
The original "tale as old as time" appealed to French women who couldn’t pick husbands; today, Emma Watson emphasizes the theme of choice
One expert on the history of monsters sees J.K. Rowling returning to an ancient notion of what a "fantastic beast" can be.
It didn’t take long for Harry Potter fans to compare Donald Trump to Lord Voldemort, the villainous wizard of the Potter universe
As a new dark comedy from HBO examines the world of divorce, here's a look back at the long and complicated history of the idea
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This is how the treatment of POWs has changed over the course of American history
It’s been 100 years since Piggly Wiggly, America’s first supermarket, opened its doors—and forever changed the way business was done
The hugely popular fan phenomenon got its start in Oakland, Calif., in the early 1960s.
Martha and Bela Karolyi trained and worked with 28 Olympians since training Nadia Comaneci leading up to her perfect 10 in the 1976 games
The book is being released in an entirely new era of content consumption and communication
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Father's Day was created in 1910, but it didn't get official federal recognition until 1972 when Richard Nixon stepped in
The holiday, which marked its centennial in 2016, is a product of the Civil War—not the Revolutionary War
“Our journal entries are a mirror of who we were at the time of our writing, not of who we are in the present.”
First, figure out your own feelings and let that guide your decision.
Memorial Day was initially on May 30—no matter what day the week that would be. That changed in 1971. Here's why
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