New Year’s Eve, the Town of Cornwall welcomed in 2026 with its traditional two ball drops in the Cornwall-on-Hudson village ...

Welcome back to the Book Nook! There are plenty of author events and writers and book groups for you to check out in the new year.

The Nazis adopted Beethoven’s Ode to Joy. Happy Birthday hides a tale of corporate greed. And Putin uses Shostakovich’s Leningrad symphony as a call to arms. That’s why I put them in my soundtrack to ...

The Photos app on the iPhone lets users create personalised slideshows with their favourite images, complete with transitions, background music, and themes. Whether you want to relive a recent trip or ...

You would think happy people would prefer to listen to happy music. Lyrics that speak to their positive mood, bringing them cheer and joy. Yet, sad music tends to have a longer-lasting appeal for many ...

You’re reading Critic’s Notebook, our weekend column looking at the most interesting moments in the cultural Zeitgeist. If I were writing a song about Travis Kelce, a man I’ve never met, I would ...

Sept. 14 marks Pope Leo XIV’s 70th birthday. To celebrate, “EWTN News In Depth” invited viewers to send in video messages to share their own personal greeting to the Holy Father on such a momentous ...

Music moves, music soothes and most important, music can improve your mood. Press play on these happy songs for a boost of cheer. The power of music is no joke—it can affect our mind, body and mood.

In addition to James Gunn’s Guardians of the Galaxy movies taking a team that was obscure even among Marvel Comics fans and catapulting them to the same level of popularity that the Avengers and X-Men ...

Black Happy trombonist Jay Carkhuff doesn't remember a lot about the band's early days. But he remembers the very, very beginning, when he and a few other members of the North Idaho College jazz band ...

Happy songs are hard to write. Most songwriters will agree that it’s much easier to craft a sad tune over minor chords. With upbeat numbers, it’s easier to slip into something cringe-inducing once you ...

August 22 will be a big day for Texas rapper BigXthaPlug. That’s when he’s releasing his third album, I Hope You’re Happy, he announced on Instagram. While hearing his new album will be largely ...