'Alan Wake 2' and the year's best horror games, reviewed
New horror game Alan Wake 2 is at once scary, cerebral and silly. But it's just the latest prestigious horror title to release in 2023. We round up our favorites.
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'Louie Louie': The story behind the song everyone knows but no one understands
The Kingsmen's enduring recording of the song turns 60 this year, and remains a classic, in part because of its dramatic history.
For 30 years, these Colorado snowboarders have been on the season's first chairlift
For 30 years, a pair of snow fanatics in Colorado have prided themselves on being on the first chair to head up the slopes every winter. It takes a lot of strategy.
Threats against Palestinian, Muslim and Jewish people has spiked since the war began
As the war between Hamas and Israel rages on, the diaspora is feeling the pain of discrimination. Advocacy groups in the U.S. report a spike in threats of harassment and violence.
How a nurse comforted a woman in extreme pain
In 2003, Reinhart suffered a traumatic fall that left her with life-threatening injuries. After three major surgeries and a medically-induced coma, she was in tremendous pain.
What makes a good haunted house? Haunted house pros weigh in on the fun of fear
A husband-and-wife team are the brains behind ScareGrounds, a series of haunted houses in the Portland area. They also do sets for horror movies and got married inside one of their own haunted houses.
Scream time: Has your kid been frightened by a horror movie trailer?
Ads for horror movies and TV shows seem to be everywhere around Halloween — including during shows that kids might be watching. Avoiding them is a challenge.
A match made in fandom: Travis, Taylor and the weirdness of celebrity relationships
Did you know that Big Brother has resulted in more lasting marriages than The Bachelor? The course of true love never did run smooth ... and all the more so for famous people.
How Black socialite Mollie Moon raised millions to fund the civil rights movement
Historian Tanisha Ford tells the story of the Harlem activist credited with raising millions to build economic and racial equality in the U.S. Ford's new book is Our Secret Society.
Alice McDermott's 'Absolution' transports her signature characters to Vietnam
McDermott's latest novel, which centers on two American women who meet in Saigon in 1963, explores themes of religion, humility and insistent charitable intervention.