There was only thing to greet Captain Jim Harvie when his boat docked at a barren lump of rock in 1900 – a lighthouse. Harvie blew the boat’s whistle and shot a flare as he came near the isle on that ...
There are millions of things to see in the Empire State, but most visitors invariably think of either Times Square or the ...
Inspiration for video games can sprout from anywhere. A slice of pizza turned into “Pac-Man.” Trouble driving up a hill in the snow inspired a key mechanic in director Hidetaka Miyazaki’s “Souls” ...
After a month of darkness, Gary and Kim King made a donation to bring it back to life. A new light was purchased from Sealite ...
In “The Sea Captain’s Wife,” Tilar J. Mazzeo tells the thrilling story of Mary Ann Patten, the first female captain of a merchant clipper ship. By Jennifer Wright Jennifer Wright is the author, most ...
Jessica Lopez Lyman with the daughter of state representative and performance artist María Isa Pérez-Vega beside her mobile screen-printing service, La Luchadora, at Springboard for the Arts in 2024.
The owner of Nick’s Lighthouse claimed he had lost his restaurant and only source of income, but the FBI caught him working ...
Mary Ann Patten is 19—petite, pretty and pregnant—when her husband, the captain of Neptune’s Car, the clipper ship she’s on, is struck down by disease and delirium from the tuberculosis that will ...
Here are the year’s most notable picture and middle grade books, selected by our children’s books editor. Credit...Photo illustration by Sebastian Mast Supported by By Jennifer Krauss Jennifer Krauss ...
Miles Teller gave his wife, Keleigh Teller, a new version of her wedding dress for Christmas 2025 after it was destroyed in ...
Our favorite titles of the year resurrect overlooked histories and examine how the United States ended up where it is today Science From “experimental archaeology” to the mysterious appeal of ...
Actor Miles Teller and his wife Keleigh had a tragic start to 2025 when they lost their home in the Los Angeles wildfires.