Physically strong and emotionally shut off, these heroines teach our kids that there's only one way to be tough

Willie Craig — a black convict — won the coveted Top Hand Buckle in 1976 at the age of 56

Between herding cattle and scribbling essays, one young man finds the time to dance disco under a black light.

It's harder than ever for young girls to resist fashion tyranny during childhood.

How the masked avenger taught a white kid from the suburbs that California's past -- and its present -- was older, darker and more soulful than he had ever dreamed.

If this summer had gone the way Mitt hoped it would, he'd never be teaming up with Paul Ryan today

An editorial about "female naivete" sets off a controversy -- and inspires a playwright

Our fascinating history with the horse faces a jarring test: Will Congress ban horse meat, yea or neigh?

The breathtaking new Netflix film, set in 1925 Montana, also stars Kirsten Dunst and Jesse Plemons

An Ox, a Rat, a Pig and a Tiger, all about to climb into the same boat. Will this ark float or not?

The latest book by Michael Holroyd tells a family's secrets in unconventional ways

If Americans translate "we won" into increased confidence about the future, economic conditions could improve

A controversial and deeply flawed new book, 'The Nurture Assumption,' argues that no matter how you parent, junior might still become the next Charles Manson.

My son is sometimes afraid of me; I am more afraid of him. We both wrestle demons -- monsters for him, parental anxieties for me -- that cannot be vanquished.

Once I discovered that writing a story was like digging a ditch or milking a cow every day, I knew I had a chance