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A chocolate rivalry in the 1960s transformed a Pennsylvania town and its iconic amusement park.

Philly's premier art museum drops a preposition, revives a griffin and introduces a cheeky new nickname that may make longtime patrons bristle.

With wagers available on everything ranging from a pitcher throwing a strike to a wide receiver catching a touchdown, athletes are increasingly tempted to game the system.

With wagers available on everything ranging from a pitcher throwing a strike to a wide receiver catching a touchdown, athletes are increasingly tempted to game the system.

Artists often turn to the supernatural to reflect on and speak to the anxieties brought about by social, religious and political upheaval.

Relying on flexible labor arrangements does not provide lasting financial benefits for nonprofits, making them more of a Band-Aid than a cure.

With a recovery rate below 10%, most stolen works are never found. But that doesn't mean they're easy to monetize.

For the original surrealists, dreaming was not a matter of idle fantasy but a tool for political and social transformation.

Two hundred years ago, the Erie Canal was often derided as a 'folly.' Yet the waterway went on to transform the American frontier.

There was a reason Southern businessmen and thinkers were inspired by ancient Egypt: To them, it served as proof that all great civilizations were hierarchal societies sustained by enslaved labor.