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ARIES March 21-April 19: I don’t understand why the astronomers responsible for naming new-found objects are so devoid of flair. Here’s a prime example: They found a blazar, or blazing quasi-stellar object, in a faraway galaxy. It’s powered by a supermassive black ...

Dear Dan: I am a twentysomething, straight, cis-female expat. How long do I have to wait to ask my German lover, who is übersensitive...

What country has the highest per-capita number of marijuana users? According to a recent story in U.S. News & World Report, that honor belongs to...

The "entourage effect" has been a popular theory in cannabis for decades, but some researchers are not convinced

It’s often said that “every cloud has a silver lining.” This ubiquitous expression is typically rolled out in the spirit of putting a positive...

ARIES (March 21-April 19): In 1849, Harriet Tubman escaped from enslavement on a plantation in Maryland. She could have enjoyed her new freedom in...

ARIES March 21-April 19: “It takes a lot of courage to be the same person on the outside that you are on the inside.” Author...

During his state visit to Japan last Monday, Donald Trump found time to rip into Joe Biden like an angry samurai, and for the...

WINTER Daniel Asher, River and Woods The restaurant world according to Daniel Asher looks a little different than that of the bigger chains spreading across the...

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I was 16 years old when my father asked me if I wanted to be a hero. The year was 1999, ’round about late April, and Dad...

ARIES March 21-April 19: In composing this oracle, I have called on the unruly wisdom of Vivienne Westwood. She’s the fashion designer who incorporated the...