A bill passed the lower house of France's parliament that would open up reproductive technologies to single women and same-sex couples.

The complicated legacy of John Ford’s problematic masterpiece starring John Wayne.

How an epic flop became the longest-running theatrical release in U.S. movie history.

Does your winter wear come with an animal who helped make it? If you're shopping at Sheep Inc., the answer is yes. But for co-founder Edzard van der Wyck it's not a gimmick — it's a reminder about how clothes are made, and what the fashion industry costs the environment.

Léon Theremin was a cellist and a physicist and found out that you can create a sound by moving your hand in electromagnetic fields.

How Kate Bush’s album captivated musicians as varied at Outkast’s Big Boi and singer Julia Holter.

How Maya Angelou’s first book came to be loved — and banned — so much.

In a new memoir, “Horror Stories,” singer-songwriter Liz Phair chronicles the simple but profound moments that shaped her character.

Olga Tokarczuk, 57, won the Nobel Prize for "a narrative imagination that with encyclopedic passion represents the crossing of boundaries as a form of life," according to the Swedish Academy, which chooses the literature laureate.

The earliest reference to kugel goes back to the 13th century.