Thairie Ritchie, a well-known Santa Cruz community organizer, reportedly self-immolated Jan. 20 — Martin Luther King Jr. Day ...

Southern California is home to a wide variety of events that celebrate this important month, from creative workshops and live ...

The origin of Groundhog Day in America traces to the fervent religious beliefs of German-speaking immigrants in the 1800s.

James Alexander Mann, who was an aspiring writer and actor from Edinburgh, died just five days after his 21st birthday after being wounded in the Battle of Arras in 1917.

GOLDEN • Terry Nash approaches the stage, a yellow bandana fastened around his neck, cowboy hat secured on his head and ...

And still, I suspect that if I were to merely list all of the songs that Leon Russell was involved with – as a writer, ...

George Oppen’s “From a Photograph” turns a wintry snapshot into a moving meditation on parenthood and the passage of time.

By Amarylis Douglas It comes to almost a monochrome the island, off-season. We walk back home from the Chop into the snow’s beginnings. Dry leaves spin mischief inside the log-bordered yard. The ...

In his Collected Poems, his verse becomes an index for a life lived between ambition, pain, and disappointment.

Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play: Anthony Franciosa was nominated but did not win. Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play: Ben Gazzara was nominated but ...

Thomas Merton expressed this vision in his poetry, novels, essays, devotionals, and autobiographical writings. We present to you this collection of poems honoring the Virgin Mary written by Thomas ...