12 Days of Festive Space and Sci-Fi Holiday Books
đź“‹ Key Facts âś“ Yuletide season is officially upon us. âś“ Joyous array of new titles for holiday reading list. âś“ 1...
Dec 22Space.comScience
đź“‹ Key Facts âś“ Yuletide season is officially upon us. âś“ Joyous array of new titles for holiday reading list. âś“ 1...
Caroline Kennedy and Jack Schlossberg attend the 2017 Met Gala. Rabbani and Solimene Photography/Getty Images The Kennedy family has been prominent in US politics for over a century. The younger Kenne...
Rita Ora and Ryan Seacrest at the Times Square Ball on December 30, 2025 in New York City. Kristina Bumphrey/Penske Media via Getty Images The tradition of watching the ball drop in Times Square on Ne...
Article URL: https://web.law.duke.edu/cspd/publicdomainday/2026/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46405866 Points: 17 # Comments: 1...
I attended a memorial service last month for victims of the Nanking massacre, held at the Hong Kong government offices in Admiralty. Such occasions are solemn reminders of history’s darkest moments, f...
Article URL: https://publicdomainreview.org/blog/2026/01/public-domain-day-2026/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46460440 Points: 7 # Comments: 0...
BI There's nothing like a perfect sentence to take the reader by the scruff of their neck and shake them awake. On Business Insider's Discourse team this year, we wrote thousands of sentences to illum...
Madi Ford tattooed her family over the holidays. Courtesy of Madi Ford Madi Ford is a 28-year-old tattoo artist in Missoula, Missouri. She has always been supported by her family to pursue tattooing a...
2026 is here, and comic book fans have a whole year’s worth of exciting new stories to look forward to. Marvel will be ushering in a new era for the X-Men line and building to what looks to be one of ...
Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond this January 1st, 2026 - latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel....
Article URL: https://standardebooks.org/blog/public-domain-day-2026 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46462702 Points: 7 # Comments: 0...
As an undergraduate student of anthropology long ago, I remember studying the phenomenon of “compartmentalism” as a hallmark of primitive cultures or societies – their capacity to hold contradictory b...
The accordion is gaining worldwide popularity. Germany has declared it the instrument of the year for 2026. This all-rounder is used across various genres, from tango to heavy metal....
The accordion is gaining worldwide popularity. Germany has declared it the instrument of the year for 2026. This versatile music maker is used across various genres, from tango to heavy metal....
This year, Oulu, Finland, and Trencin, Slovakia, will become Europe's cultural flagships. Learn more about how Europe's Capitals of Culture program brings lasting change to cities....
Days before New Year's Eve, crows gathered in Times Square to write down their bad memories and make room for better luck in 2026....
Article URL: https://americandialect.org/2025-word-of-the-year-is-slop/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46578507 Points: 27 # Comments: 4...
Hi HN, Every year, we ask thousands of readers (and authors) to share their 3 favorite reads of the year. Now you can enter a book/author you love and see what books readers loved who also loved that ...
Betty Boop made her debut as an anthropomorphic dog in Dizzy Dishes. | Image: Fleischer Studios Some years ago, I was writing a science fiction short story in which I wanted to incorporate verses from...
The coming year brings a host of new exhibitions to the French capital, including blockbuster shows from modern masters Matisse and Renoir, to photographer Martin Parr’s witty observations on environm...