New Zealand's first jail was a simple affair, just a symmetrical four-roomed log building, built in 1840 at Okiato in the Bay ...

Ralph Waldo Emerson, 1803-1882.  The philosopher, known as “the sage of Concord”, made no attempt to distinguish between good and bad institutions – those that serve the nation well and advance social ...

"You're calling me out — and rightly so," one Meta AI account said. "My existence currently perpetuates harm." ...

Beauty editor Ash Cometti takes a trip down memory lane with the 12 most nostalgic perfumes from the 1990s and 2000s. I’ve read a lot of press releases about perfumes this year.

A North Carolina woman faces a two-month wait before she can reopen her eye after accidentally sealing it shut with nail glue ...

Another cis woman from Africa has become the target of a transvestigation from Harry Potter author J. K. Rowling. This time it’s Barbra Banda, a Zambian soccer star who was voted BBC’s ...

A look at the people who influence the world’s richest man, and those who stand to gain from their association with him now.

The idea that food is a domain where we can express our hierarchies is a very powerful one,’ said the Nobel Prize-winning ...

Blue Star announced on Jan. 1 that its North Mississippi Avenue and Lake Oswego shops had closed, effective immediately.

ROLL up! Roll up! Meet Pablo Paddington, the 19th-century circus acrobat whose many monikers reveal the most intriguing tale.

Abandoned and derelict boats may have an ongoing presence on the Willamette River, but Multnomah County’s River Patrol Unit ...

The Nigerian entertainment industry has been constantly growing in leaps and bounds for many years, and from all indications, ...