This week’s classic fiction is coming all the way from 1899. Set in the Indian foothills of the Himalayas, “Garm — A Hostage” follows a British soldier with an unlikely gift. Rudyard Kipling wrote the story shortly after publishing The Jungle Book.
A crossroads election the left the country deeply divided, where some are even doubting that the democratic system could hold. America has asked these hard questions before. Read C. Northcote Parkinson’s assessment of democracy in 1960.
If you’re tired of your same old stuffing recipe, need a new twist on turkey, want to get more creative than slicing canned cranberry sauce, then take a look at these fall-flavored recipes we’ve curated from our archive.
Donald Trump’s victory in the 2016 presidential election bears similarities to Harry S. Truman’s election in 1948, not only in the unexpected outcome but also in the analysis of how and why it happened.
Newspapers may be in trouble, but the comic strip is alive and well — and flourishing online.
A lifelong feud forged through competitive birdwatching is interrupted by tragedy, leading two rivals to an unlikely understanding.
In this week’s news, the Cubs win, Bob Sassone loses, and Starbucks can’t win for losing. It’s also National Candy Day, so now you know what to do with your Halloween haul. Bob also offers a few highlights from past elections.
“I was 10 years old when Dad made me jump into the station wagon with a bunch of Boy Scouts for a five-hour trip to Norman Rockwell’s studio.”
Gutzon Borglum was the gifted sculptor behind Mount Rushmore, but he wasn’t the easiest guy to work with. Read a firsthand account from the South Dakota governor who had to deal with his requests and demands.
Montana farmers saw henbane only as a nuisance weed that was poisoning their poultry, but one man discovered it was an opportunity for high profits.
FYI, people used coded abbreviations to transmit more information with fewer words long before modern social media. And BTW, it saved them money, too.
Refuting the idea that dandelions are just weeds, Peggy Jones recounts her love of dandelions as a tasty source of vitamins and shares her family recipe.
Rackham Holt helped Americans who were worried about food shortages during WWII discover the plentiful, nutritious vegetation that could be foraged from their own backyards.
In this week’s “News of the Week,” discover what fun activity probably doesn’t cure kidney stones, what doesn’t go in paella, what legendary deli is closing down, what meteorologists are doing wrong, what your favorite TV actors are getting paid, and much more.
It should come as no surprise that Americans don’t eat enough vegetables, argues George Rector, considering how we routinely cook all the great flavor out of them first.
In 1964, the Post joined outdoorsman Euell Gibbons as he foraged wild foods for lunch near his farm in Pennsylvania.