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Paint colors can be used to maximize natural light in any room in your home. Here, we asked interior designers for a few of their favorites, to help serve as inspiration.

Carolco Pictures paved the way for unapologetically big movies that defined the ‘80s and early ‘90s — even as its excesses led to bankruptcy.

Laughter may not be the best medicine for what ails us, but for now it’ll have to do. A veteran practical joker shares some tricks of the trade.

In your 30s and 40s, career clarity matters more than titles.

Federal authorities in several countries have recently nabbed several caches of weapons headed to Haiti, but armed violence continues to rise there, with gangs increasingly obtaining high-caliber firearms and ammunition.

The best regimen starts before you start sneezing.

As refreshing as a cold shower.

Daoism is the philosophy that there is a right way to live life, and it involves finding and following the “Dao”, or path, to our life.

Data from a new study indicates that people are becoming first times parents at ages 40 and over more frequently. Here’s why that’s a good thing.

Celebrated authors like Ursula K. Le Guin and Susanna Clarke make the cut.