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The best ergonomic office chairs on Amazon and other sites can be pricey, but experts say these picks are well worth the investment.

Shirley Jackson is best remembered for “The Lottery” and 'The Haunting of Hill House,' but her gothic mystery 'We Have Always Lived in the Castle' is regarded as her greatest literary achievement.

John Steinbeck’s 1939 book ‘The Grapes of Wrath’ humanized the “Okies,” captured history as it was happening, and earned its author so much personal trouble that he started carrying a gun for protection.

If you've ever felt that English could use a couple more tenses to truly capture the nuances of the past, present, and future, this exploration of languages that have taken verb tenses to fascinating new heights is for you.

The elusive, fluffy wildcat may be adorable, but they’re not social animals. They don’t even seem to like each other very much.

If you want to start a family, consider settling down in one of the best states for new parents.

“The only thing we have to fear is fear itself”—unless you also fear the number 13. Or insects. Or being buried alive. Here are the fears of just a few of history’s most notable figures, from FDR to Dalí.

The famous 1889 painting was the artist's second depiction of a twinkling night sky.

Some cities are more cat-friendly than others. Here's the hard data to prove it.

The pattern is named after the European dance craze, but what exactly the dots have to do with polka is a bit of a mystery.

The father of French impressionism paid a gardener to dust his water lilies.

A conlang is a constructed language, where someone has intentionally created its grammar, vocabulary, and phonology. Here are five you can learn.