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Kameron Saunders and Jan Ravnik both took to Instagram to honor Taylor Swift's birthday with heartfelt tributes.

Like The New Yorker, I was born in 1925. Somewhat to my surprise, I decided to keep a journal of my hundredth year.

We asked staffers at children’s publishing houses to tell us about their favorite children’s or YA book they read this year.

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My son met his best friend in the summer between kindergarten and first grade. Then school started, and they were inseparable ...

Do you know the difference between a traditional Irish pub and a traditional English pub? English pubs are like open-plan ...

In the rolling hills of central Pennsylvania lies a bargain hunter’s paradise where thirty dollars in your pocket can transform into bags bulging with treasures, trinkets, and treats that’ll make your ...