Tricksters dance through the stories of cultures around the world, causing chaos, teaching lessons, and making us laugh at ...

If you’re in the process of naming your little girl, and a name that ends with “y” or “ie” is speaking to you, look no ...

What’s the weather like over there?” asks Anthony Hopkins as soon as our video call begins. He may have lived in California for decades but some Welshness remains, in his distinctive, mellifluous ...

The University of Tennessee has a wide array of electives offered to students in a vast number of topics and majors. With ...

Fujii Kaze’s 'Prema' marks his first English-language album, blending global influences, spiritual themes, and a renewed ...

The inimitable Fats Waller gave it to me. In 1943, if you couldn’t get a ticket to the new Broadway hit “Oklahoma!” one show ...

Melvyn Bragg talked to academics who dedicated their lives to studying very specific things. After more than 1,000 episodes, ...

John F. Kennedy Jr., the son of U.S. President John F. Kennedy (assassinated in 1963) and First Lady Jackie Kennedy, was ...

Winter holidays in the U.S. like Christmas and Hanukkah are inspired by ancient festivals such as Rome's Saturnalia and Norse Yule, celebrating themes of light, renewal, and community.

On a recent trip to the US, Metro’s Lifestyle Editor, Kristina Beanland, was a guest of Norse Atlantic, flying Gatwick to Los Angeles in Premium Economy. This lesser-known airline might not have the ...

When you have to live in solitary for a year, with next to no contact with the outside world, how do you pass the time? Well, music is probably going to play a big part. And indeed it does in Apple ...

The Bangles' 1986 hit, "Walk Like an Egyptian", has roots in Egypt, of course, but also (surprisingly) England and a small city in Ohio.