Here are 150 funny jokes to have up your sleeve, for when you really need a laugh even if you do think they're a bit cringe. Why did the bicycle collapse?

Rochester schools Superintendent Annie Azarloza took some heat for a recent non-snow-day call. Community 'loves' her humorous ...

Make smarter choices, do some good in the world, get stuff done — if those are your resolutions for 2025, you are incredibly lucky. A new crop of Canadian-made books seems tailor-made just for you.

international students in Shanghai from all over the world have embraced "snakes" in Chinese poetry. Through poetic recitation, they are celebrating the arrival of Chinese New Year.

As the Year of the Snake approaches, international students in Shanghai from all over the world have embraced "snakes" in Chinese poetry. Through poetic recitation, they are celebrating the arrival of ...

Lunar New Year is a festival beyond compare. Technically it’s a week—determined by the lunar calendar but always late January to mid-February—but for many, Chunjie (Spring Festival ...

for the Utakai Hajime poetry reading ceremony for the New Year. “Yume” (dream) was this year’s theme for the tanka poems chanted at the ceremony, which included ones composed by the Emperor and the ...

In 2025, Lunar New Year’s day falls on 29 January, inaugurating the Year of the Snake. But did you know that the week prior to it is known as xiao nian, or “little new year”, during which ...

Anniversary wishes for parents have to be special, as they decided to live a life together and brought you into this beautiful world. If you are short of words and wondering how to wish a happy ...

There will be thousands of the “content of character” quotes from rightwing politicians today. It’s time to learn new King quotes ... millions of dollars in federal subsidies every year not to farm.

Ever wonder where all those unusual, unofficial holidays come from? These themed holidays seem to pop up more and more lately. Some are health "awareness" days. Some are goofy fun. And some are real ...

By Karl Kirchwey Karl Kirchwey’s eighth book of poems, “Good Apothecary,” will be published this year. He teaches in the M.F.A. program in creative writing at Boston University, where he ...