Stories about the ‘Mad Monk” Grigori Rasputin suggest that he possessed some mystical healing powers and that he was able to sway to the royal family’s rule over Russia. Other accounts indicate that ...

Rasputin: Are you waiters or Englishmen? Whatever you are, get me a fucking drink. Duke of Oxford: Are you a monk or a ballet dancer? I see you've mastered the Beryozka glide. Why don't you glide over ...

Rasputin: Are you waiters or Englishmen? Whatever you are, get me a fucking drink. Duke of Oxford: Are you a monk or a ballet dancer? I see you've mastered the Beryozka glide. Why don't you glide over ...

Japan cultural agency deletes ancient figurines from website after forgery claims ...

JOHANNESBURG - As families come together to celebrate Easter, the best cook in the family often steps forward, to lead preparations for the feast.

HADANO, Kanagawa -- Production of salted multilayered cherry blossoms, known as "sakura-zuke" (pickled cherry blossoms), has reached its peak in this eastern Japan city. Hadano is one of Japan's ...

The Colin McEnroe Show is public radio’s most eclectic, eccentric weekday program. The best way to understand us is through the subjects we tackle: Neanderthals, tambourines, handshakes, the ...

One of Bubba’s co-workers saw him eating pickled pigs feet for lunch and scolded him. “You know people who eat pork die young,” the co-worker said. “I’ll have you know my grandmother lived to be 103,” ...

Joe Kasper, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s chief of staff will leave his role in the coming days for a new position at the agency, according to a senior administration official, amid a week of ...

Elton John and Brandi Carlile land first collaborative chart-topper ...