Uncover the complex history of Halloween—from ancient Celtic rituals to modern-day trick-or-treating shaped by imperialism, ...

On the eve of America’s 250th birthday, the living history museum in Virginia serves historic foods that feel urgently ...

At the end of the 18th century, Spain ruled vast territories across the Americas. Within decades, nearly all were gone. This ...

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America, accounting for perhaps as much as 34 percent of global consumer spending, has massive purchasing power, especially ...

The Nation spoke with Meaney about his early life, his thinking about aesthetics and left politics, the Anglo reception of Chinese literature, and the future of magazines and the world. This ...

Installing ‘Magic Grasshopper’ in Times Square—perhaps the ultimate emblem of America’s promise of prosperity through ...

Previously known as New Amsterdam and formerly in the hands of the Dutch, in 1664 the settlement, now known as New York, ...