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Which musicians are a language learner‘s best friend?

The prying tool's distinctive name may come from its resemblance to a certain bird's beak. (Or not.)

No power means making some tough food decisions.

Your meat-filled leftovers have a very short shelf life once your power goes out.

Is your city a coffee lover’s paradise?

All five answers to the questions below have something in common. Can you figure it out?

These infamous prisoners unexpectedly validate the adage “where there’s a will, there’s a way.”

Road trips across these states may be a little rough.

From smooth asphalt to pothole-filled nightmares, brush up on these lists before your next road trip.

It turns out the Force is strong with marine ecologists.

Though ‘The Golden Girls’ made its debut on September 14, 1985, the series still remains fresh for generations of new viewers thanks to great writing and syndicated reruns.

The season of colorful foliage, frosty mornings, and pumpkin-spice everything is upon us.

Teddy Ruxpin, a battery-operated talking bear created by a Disney engineer, became one of the biggest toys of the ’80s. But there would be no talking his way out of bankruptcy proceedings.

From Amity Island to Bedford Falls, these fictional places serve as settings for some of the best films of all time.

We need burial space equivalent to the size of Philadelphia to accommodate our dead. We don't have it. What now?

Johnson defined ‘oats’ as “a grain, which in England is generally given to horses, but in Scotland supports the people”—but that is just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the slights, barbs, and quips in his dictionary.

Obsessed with pumpkin spice? The newest version adds a matcha spin.

The allegedly cursed ghost town of Bodie, California.

From ruined castles in Europe to a pebbled beach in Thailand, these supposedly hexed global destinations carry warnings for all who dare to visit them.

Tara Reid, Rachel Leigh Cook, and Rosario Dawson in ‘Josie And The Pussycats.’

From metal mockumentaries to folksy farces, these are the feature-length comedies best poked fun at the world of song.

No more guessing games: These new avocado scanners can spot ripeness—no poking and prodding required.

An unidentified man (possibly John Logie Baird) holds Stooky Bill (left) and another ventriloquist’s dummy used in Baird’s first TV transmissions.

One hundred years ago, John Logie Baird successfully transmitted the first clear TV image: the unsettling grin of Stooky Bill. Discover how he (and his dummy) made TV history.