Fifa’s decision to allow the U.S. star striker to play against Belgium is in clear breach of the association’s rules.

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There aren’t many big-name pop music performers who go on to become topnotch producers. Trent Reznor, Dr. Dre, Brian Eno, Dan ...

Robin Hood dies. A summer laugh-fest, this ain’t. For those who don’t fully recall the 15th-century legend, an English farmer ...

Later my father put on a gray sweater. We ate chili by a fire. We talked about baseball. My father smiled. He was growing a beard. One day he would be smiling in the Denver Airport of Death, but today ...

This time around, they remind us that Randy Newman’s iconic Toy Story anthem, “You’ve Got a Friend in Me,” still rings true, even as our understanding of friendship continues to evolve. For Andy, ...

On a sweltering summer day in 2013, a single tweet from Tahrir Square sparked a global conversation. Armed with nothing but smartphones, Egyptian protesters captured the raw energy of a movement that ...

In modern society's controversies, few tiles glimmer with as complex a spectrum as those involving sex scandals. We love them and hate them, and we can’t get enough of them. Salacious by nature ...

On September 11, 2012, Bob Dylan released his 35th studio album, Tempest. The reviews poured in, many hailing the album as an instant classic, and simultaneously labeling it Dylan’s darkest album to ...

What’s lesser known is that Sophia’s younger sister, Maria Scicolone, also had beauty and talent. She sang with Frank Sinatra, who asked her to audition for one of his albums with the promise of a ...

Traveling through Turkey, I quickly realized the true locals aren’t just the people—they’re the cats. From Istanbul’s colorful bazaars to Cappadocia’s dreamlike fairy chimneys and Çeşme’s shimmering ...

Many nights, Spooks turn on their shortwave radios and drift through the frequencies. On any given night, one can hear amateur radio stations broadcasting church sermons, utility traffic for aircrafts ...