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The Ten Best History Books of 2025

Our favorite titles of the year resurrect overlooked histories and examine how the United States ended up where it is today ...
Wind, as it turns out, has to do with almost everything. As a result, so does Simon Winchester’s book.
The dictionary definition of a machine is ‘a piece of equipment with moving parts that is designed to do a particular job. It ...
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce may be prepping for a wedding that’s guaranteed to be ultra-private, but the public’s fascination with their love story just made dictionary history. Cambridge Dictionary ...
At Monetary Policy Radar we have developed the FT’s “Geopolitical Mood” index to help shed light on the swings in ...
Pura Vida,” describes the essence of Costa Rica and the pride of its people. It’s a feeling, too, that visitors can discover for themselves.
The fifth episode of Jane Austen’s Paper Trail explores Austen’s view of writing through the pages of Northanger Abbey.
Black Friday started in 1869, when greedy Wall Street men tried to corner the gold market and crashed the U.S. economy. In ...
There are few moments that disrupted the news cycle in 2025 more than Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce ‘s engagement announcement, with the internet freaking out for days on end after the fact - and that ...
I truly miss the division format in the SEC. The SEC was one of the conferences that actually had two fairly balanced ...
The Ashes were born in a cauldron of rage and resentment, otherwise known as the Oval Cricket Ground, on August 29, 1882.
LONDON (AP) — Oxford University Press has named “rage bait’’ as its word of the year, capturing the internet zeitgeist of ...