Now aglow in 116 countries, the golden arches have evolved from a roadside advertising scheme into a global symbol

Deference has never been automatically conferred to black women. The death of a regal light was no different

A food-and-restaurant consultant explains the price of your special end-of-year restaurant meal

The "Tidal" musician, tired of being marketed as a waif, sang in the series’ finale for a reason

In its effort to earn foreign exchange to pay off a large national debt, tiny Belize is selling Asian lumber companies logging rights to one of Central America's last great rain forests.

The first lady says the late author and poet was "one of the greatest spirits our world has ever known"

"Kama Sutra" is bogus history and cheesy storytelling, but what the hell, it's sexy.

The civil rights activist, poet and novelist will be remembered as a pioneer

In a gritty new book, the author of "Gorky Park" brings back the Moscow detective who made him famous

A selective sampling of the gleaming books that beckon summer travelers.

The Indian-American frontman of Young the Giant on his search for cultural empathy in Donald Trump's America

Mel Gibson's latest pretends to care about the fall of man, but it really only wants to impale, flay, disfigure and torture him. Sound familiar?

A family visit to Nuremberg's Christkindlesmarkt -- the world's largest celebration of Christmas -- turns into a lesson for adults and children alike.

Russia's strategic partnership with the French far right has deep roots that long predate the Putin-Le Pen liaison

Forget torture! The film's screenwriter emphasizes that bin Laden was defeated by "a liberated Western woman"