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The Middle Ages weren't as dreary and desperate as you'd think, and peasants often had weeks of idle time during the holidays. On Christmas Day, the party was just getting started.

Black Americans and white nationalists have joined forces in the past. And a number of cultural and political shifts have broadened Fuentes' appeal to Americans of all races.

Billie Jean King's 1973 match was about social change. The upcoming Sabalenka-Kyrgios event - with its rules tweaks and its participants' questionable politics - may leave women's tennis worse off.

Hollywood has seen this movie before.

Frank Capra's dark vision of corruption and greed highlights both the dangers of concentrated power and the quiet effectiveness of collective action.

There are better ways for teams to cut their climate impact.

The soul singer-turned-R&B sex symbol Teddy Pendergrass helped defined the Sound of Philadelphia in the 1970s.

The soul singer-turned-R&B sex symbol Teddy Pendergrass helped define the Sound of Philadelphia in the 1970s.

US industries have traditionally consolidated into 3 to 5 main players. When it comes to streaming, Netflix, Amazon Prime and Disney are the top trio.

In a new book based on hours of body-cam footage, a legal scholar shows how local police in sanctuary jurisdictions still help ICE and why true non-cooperation is nearly impossible to enforce.