As previously reported, Egyptian embalming is thought to have begun in the Predynastic Period or earlier, when people noticed that the arid desert heat tended to dry and preserve bodies buried in the ...

J.S. Gornael has a BA in English with a Creative Writing Emphasis in Poetry and an MFA in Fiction. He has taken workshops in poetry, fiction, and non-fiction (though mostly the second). Half-cinephile ...

It is somewhat alarming how much of our body is under autopilot. But given how easily distracted humans are, that’s definitely a good thing. If we had to remember to make our heart beat every single ...

In perhaps the best-known story in the world, wise men, or Magi, brought gifts to the young Christ child over 2,000 years ago. Without trying, just about everyone who pays any attention to Christmas ...

What were 2025's best rock albums? While we recently shared with you the 51 Best Rock + Metal Albums of 2025 with you and named Three Days Grace's Alienation our Rock Album of the Year, we have not ...

An LAFD hazardous materials crew was responding to an emergency call Saturday after multiple people ingested an unknown substance in Malibu. Authorities responded to the call just after 6 p.m. on ...

In 2025, the best rock music radiated self-assurance. That sometimes meant staking a claim to micro-genre legacies, but just as often meant leaning hard into idiosyncrasies. This year’s best and ...

With the 2025 holiday season upon us, it's time to start gift-giving. And if anyone on your shopping list enjoys a good book about music, you're in luck. In the past calendar year, a slew of ...

The 2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony is set to take place this Saturday, November 8 in Los Angeles, with artists like Soundgarden, OutKast, the White Stripes, Cher, Cyndi Lauper and ...

There’s a scene in School of Rock where drummer Freddy Jones asks Katie, the bassist, to name two great “chick drummers.” Katie (played by Rivkah Reyes) quickly replies, “Sheila E? Meg White from the ...