In the mid-20th century, surgeons attempted something that sounded straight out of science fiction: transplanting a living head onto a new body. The operation technically worked—at least for a short ...

The horrific death of an Olive Garden cook who threw himself into the restaurant’s deep-fryer in an apparent suicide was so jarring even the emergency dispatcher broadcasting the service call sounded ...

This is an edition of the Books Briefing, our editors’ weekly guide to the best in books. Sign up for it here. Hunter discovered that if you recalibrate a course to prioritize “developing a ...

How does Books at Berlinale work? About 200 European film producers, publishers, and agents come together for a day of pitch sessions and matchmaking. Publishers submit books, and then a jury selects ...

With this week’s announcement of massive cuts at The Washington Post, the paper’s Book World supplement earned a dismal distinction: It may be the only newspaper book-review section to have been ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." The torch is lit, the ice is fresh, and all eyes are on Milano-Cortina, the town in northern Italy where ...

AUBURN — Steven Pearl's first season at the helm of Auburn basketball has already presented him with some daunting challenges. Stepping into the head coach role on the first day of practices was one ...

Ashley Elston’s bestseller “First Lie Wins” is being adapted into a series, Variety can exclusively announce. Universal Television, a division of Universal Studio Group, has acquired the rights to the ...

The average career span of an NFL head coach is rather short. Each has a finite amount of first-round picks so, for each of the league's 10 new coaches, this one has to count. All but one of those new ...

Olympic sliding sports – bobsled, luge and skeleton – are known for their speed. Athletes chase medals down a track of ice at up to 80 or 90 mph. "To me, it felt like the closest thing you could get ...

The Cleveland Browns hired an offensive-minded coach just like they indicated they would. And that’s fine. That side of the ball has been a disaster for too long, so let’s get something going and make ...