On Halloween night, chances are you'll be watching something spooky, and you’re far from alone. Horror is the fastest-rising film genre in the U.S., more than quadrupling its market share in the past ...

The psychologist Coltan Scrivner just loves this time of year. COLTAN SCRIVNER: Everything I do is kind of surrounded by the Halloween spirit, if you will, right? My research is on horror movies and ...

Psychology literature has shown that curiosity tends to decline with age. Psychologists shows one type of curiosity can increase well into old age, contradicting prior research. Older adults who ...

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In “Morbidly Curious,” the behavioral scientist Coltan Scrivner takes a look at our addiction to the gory, the morbid and the grotesque. By Emily C. Hughes Emily C. Hughes is the Bram Stoker ...

EXCLUSIVE: Under-the-radar documentary I Am Curious Johnny, about industrial heir and larger-than-life personality Johnny Pigozzi, has been picked up by HBO Max. Directed by music documentary ...

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With a PBS show and a fine dining restaurant in rural North Carolina, Vivian Howard became a culinary superstar. The acclaimed chef, cookbook author and fried collards evangelist has a new show set to ...

The Stephen F. Austin State University School of Theatre and Dance will present the children’s musical, “Curious George: The Golden Meatball” this summer, along with the drama, “Steel Magnolias.” ...

Many people say they’d like to change aspects of their personality — to be more outgoing, more patient, or more emotionally resilient. But can traits like these really change? Recent research suggests ...

In some ways, George Floyd's story was an Everyman's story. He grew up poor, he struggled in school and eventually fell into substance abuse. Most of the people he crossed paths with remember him as ...

With entropy having the last laugh in our universe, keeping even a semblance of order is itself a minor miracle. Your garden sprouts weeds, your tidy room inevitably drifts toward chaos, and a ...