Nicole Russell

Remember back in grade school when your mother encouraged you to put memorization lessons to music?  Turns out, she might…

The Grapes of Wrath, published 72 years ago last week, remains a modern classic and a literary favorite, especially among…

Then-minnesota governor Tim Pawlenty stumbled into a moment of unintentional comedy on Jon Stewart’s The Daily Show last June. The…

Last week President Obama had a closed-door meeting with a dozen barons of the modern tech age. Among those he…

Social conservatives have long been described as the Silent Majority. But amidst the recent Republican resurgence, they have been even…

Congressman Paul Ryan took a few minutes on the House floor today to inform his colleagues on the virtues of…

Last week, the Association of American Publishers announced hardcover Children’s or Young Adult (YA) fiction sales had increased nearly 14%…

He’s only in office for a couple more weeks, but Governor Tim Pawlenty’s not sitting on his laurels. In an…

I second your notion, Aaron, that Fey isn’t so funny anymore. (Was she, ever? OK, I guess, on occasion.) This…

In 2006, the Washington Post ran a piece “The Year of Playing Dirtier: Negative ads get positively surreal.” Every election…