Are you searching for a strong, memorable name for your future little one? Consider looking to the Scandinavian culture for ...

J.S. Gornael has a BA in English with a Creative Writing Emphasis in Poetry and an MFA in Fiction. He has taken workshops in poetry, fiction, and non-fiction (though mostly the second). Half-cinephile ...

When we think of Vikings, images of horned helmets, mighty beards, and fearsome warriors spring to mind. These impressions, popularized by myths and modern media, don’t necessarily reflect historical ...

In 1973, Yale sociologist Kai T. Erikson got a phone call from an attorney, asking him to recommend a graduate student who could consult on a class-action lawsuit in West Virginia coal country. The ...

Learn how to pronounce player and coach names by listening to the audio of each respective player or coach pronouncing his name NBA.com Staff Click each team name below to access each individual ...

Just over 500 years ago, on 3 August 1492, Christopher Columbus, the admiral from Genoa underwritten by Ferdinand II and Isabella I of Spain, set off on the first of 4 trips across the Atlantic. He ...

For five years now, Briefing readers have eagerly awaited Fridays for a chance to put their penguin-hunting skills to the test. Each week, Leif Penguinson, a Rockhopper penguin, travels to ...

John A. Erickson, Jr., or Jack to all who knew him, passed away December 17, 2025. He was born in Worcester, Massachusetts to John A. and Doris Erickson, the younger brother of Linda (Erickson) St.

Bo Erickson is a US politics correspondent based in Washington, DC. He covers Congress and reports on how lawmakers’ decisions impact their constituents far from the capital, as well as federal ...

Editor’s Note: This story contains explicit details about child sexual abuse material and exploitation. Three prominent Metro Detroit professionals — a doctor, an attorney and a psychotherapist — are ...

Kai Erikson, who has died aged 94, was an authority on the sociology of disaster; christened “Professor Catastrophe of America” by the British press, he came to attention in this country for his work ...