I’m writing this article with a pen. And not just a regular pen. A quill pen. It’s a goose feather I’ve carved with a straight razor into a sharp point and dipped in ink. I’m doing this because I spent a year trying to live like the Founding Fathers. It was an attempt to learn...
Ironically, it was a notification on his phone that prompted author and podcaster Carlos Whittaker to embark on a seven-week screen-free journey that would change his life. Whittaker, who lives in Nashville on a “suburban farm” with his wife, three children and dog, knew he used his phone a lot, but didn’t consider it a...
I recently wrote a book in which I tried to understand America’s past and present by living like the Founding Fathers did. We’re talking candles, quill pens, muskets, you name it. In a new series of articles — of which this is the first — I’m sharing some of the life lessons I learned from...
Friday marked the third anniversary of the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan and the end of the first U.S. campaign in what has been dubbed the Global War on Terror. But the conclusion to the 20-year-long war, which saw the death of more than 6,200 American soldiers and contractors, over 1,100 allied troops, 70,000 Afghan military...
A library book that went missing for 50 years has finally been returned. The overdue book, borrowed in the early 1970s, reappeared decades after its due date at the Hopewell Branch of the Appomattox Regional Library in Hopewell, Virginia. “Leaves of Grass” by American poet Walt Whitman was due back to the library on June...
Facing anxiety head-on and approaching it differently can enhance your life. That’s according to David H. Rosmarin, PhD, a psychologist and associate professor at Harvard Medical School, who delivers the advice in his new book, “Thriving with Anxiety: 9 Tools to Make Your Anxiety Work for You.” Rosmarin shared with Fox News Digital that overcoming...
Book lovers rejoice! Barnes & Noble is running its annual Book Haul sale, offering 50% off on hundreds of books, including hardcovers. The sale runs through September 2nd and applies to online and in-store purchases. Nearly every genre has books on sale, including fiction, sci-fi, cookbooks, memoirs and more. What isn’t 50% is still likely...
Often referred to as “the godmother of Jewish cooking,” award-winning author and food writer Joan Nathan recently released her 12th cookbook, “My Life in Recipes: Food, Family, and Memories” (Knopf). She brings her family’s history to life by recreating the recipes of her ancestors, she told Fox News Digital in an interview. She’s also been...
The political fable, “Animal Farm,” written by visionary George Orwell, was published on this day in history, Aug. 17, 1945. The plot of “Animal Farm” is based on the story of the Russian Revolution and its betrayal by Joseph Stalin and is deemed an allegory, according to Britannica. The novella tells the story of a...
This story discusses suicide. If you or someone you know is having thoughts of suicide, please contact the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline at 988 or 1-800-273-TALK (8255). There is “a heaviness” in society today, said pastor and bestselling author Max Lucado of San Antonio, Texas, in an on-camera interview with Fox News Digital — yet...
