Learn about the history of Christmas cookies, bake a decadent carrot cake and eat a better panettone

"I Am the Greatest" captures the boastful rants of a young boxer caught between Cassius Clay and Muhammad Ali.

Some say that county prosecutor Bob McCulloch has an unsettling history of siding with the police

Maybe Republicans are finally over Trump! Ha ha, just kidding — but one way or another, they're eating themselves

Yes, liberals – Obamacare is a disaster, and one that reflects the fundamental weakness of Democratic ideology

What began as star-driven comedy ends with a stunning inquiry of what we're willing to cede for privacy & freedom

As the Supreme Court considers affirmative action, Musk's antics show exactly how white privilege works

Is Trump just a performer or a would-be fascist dictator? If you see a contradiction, you're missing the point

Attempts from meme-makers to frame Colin McGregor's defeat as a victory for black Americans are absurd

An interview with David Maraniss, whose new book argues that many current Olympic issues can trace their roots to Rome.

From the purely nostalgic, to the satirical, to the scary, here are 30 TV gems to get you in the holiday spirit

Democrats running for president should use Donald Trump's comments about white supremacist terrorism. Will they?

Toys make natural heroes for children in literature as well as in life. In her first monthly book column, Polly Shulman looks at the little heroes of Hans Christian Andersen's "The Steadfast Tin Soldier," E.T.A. Hoffmann's "Nutcracker" and "The Pasteboard Bandit," a rediscovered book by Harlem Renaissance writers Arna Bontemps and Langston Hughes

Every show needs at least one character you consistently want to punch in the face

Light and adaptable robotic skins can turn inanimate objects into multifunctional robots