Saudis Celebrate Christmas Less Quietly

The lights had been strung, the guest list was set and the Santa hats were ready to go for the first Christmas party Umniah Alzahery and Mike Bounacklie ...

The Philippines Has the World’s Longest Christmas Season

A mall-shop worker putting up Christmas décor might seem an ordinary sight in December, November, or even October—but it is August in the ...

The Sale that Stole Thanksgiving

The first Thanksgiving tells of survival against imponderably difficult odds and the celebration of Native Americans and English settlers alike around ...

The Marvel Multiverse God Is Surprisingly Human

Who is the most-powerful being in the Marvel Multiverse? It’s not Spiderman, Iron Man, Thor, or Thanos, but someone called “the One Above ...

The Average Adult Loses 9 Items a Day

Most of us regularly lose things: keys, wallets, TV remotes, glasses, and phones. Some of us are more prone to misplacing things than others. It’s ...

Food Drive Saved by Christmas Volunteers

In 2018, when Dale and Julie Marks bought their home in the Beaverdale community of Des Moines, they were excited because the community is known for its ...

Christmas Tree Snark Turns into Community Ceremony

When residents saw the Christmas tree unveiled in downtown Newport, Washington, some of them were less than impressed. Fritz Turner said, “It wasn’t ...

Most Americans Don’t Believe Jesus Existed Before the Manger

Christmas is a celebration of a real event, according to most Americans. Just don’t expect them to know exactly why Jesus was born and came to earth. ...

Seeing Jesus Face-to-Face

In an issue of CT magazine singer-songwriter Sandra McCracken writes:

I visited the National Portrait Gallery recently in Washington, DC. In its elegant ...

15th-Century Ming Dynasty Bowl Discovered at Yard Sale

A small bowl bought for just $35 at a yard sale in Connecticut has turned out to be a rare 15th-Century Chinese artefact. The white porcelain bowl was ...