My husband and I plan to help our daughter with some of her wedding expenses. It’s my understanding an individual can give $19,000 in a year without triggering a taxable event. What is the best way to ...

A pizza served in Merseyside has been named one of the best in the UK. Dope Crusts on Oxton Road in Birkenhead has been recognised as one of Britain’s best pizzerias, earning a finalist spot in the ...

You might be able to imagine the scene: An Australia sporting minister stands up in front of a vast audience to announce that something is simply not possible – it might be running 100 metres in 10 ...

Some songs don’t just fill the air — they fill the soul. “The Impossible Dream,” from the musical Man of La Mancha, is one of those songs. When Don Quixote raises his voice to “fight the unbeatable ...

Bryan Adams is no stranger to collaborations. He's penned songs for Kiss, Joe Cocker and many others. But there was one time where he almost gave away one of his biggest hits. "Way back when I was ...

The Makin Waves Song of the Week is “Liar,” the first of four singles from and the title track of Asbury Park-based Hollow Heroes’ forthcoming sophomore EP. PHOTO BY MARK KRAJNAK Asbury Park-based ...

Theater comes in all shapes and sizes, from loud, lavish, traditional musicals to small-cast, single-set dramas. The most intimate of all, the solo performance, offers a chance for direct ...

Over the course of his career, Ian McEwan has become known for a variety of memorable set pieces: events, random or spectacular or apparently banal, that seem to crystallize, or catalyze, his ...

A waiting room at Parkland Memorial Hospital. Contributing columnist Joshua Whitfield remembers meeting with the suffering and grieving during a chaplaincy at Parkland. The lessons he learned then are ...

Truthout is an indispensable resource for activists, movement leaders and workers everywhere. Please make this work possible with a quick donation. Education in the U.S. is in danger of becoming a ...