In Los Angeles, the binary aggression of Covid and its aftermath appears to have a slid into a fried truce. People, even security, even their cameras, seem weary. The numb fug of weed is everywhere.

Turning 80 next month, Donovan grew up in a working-class part of Glasgow, and ­Scottish-Irish music was a constant in his home. “There were no musical instruments,” he says, of this time. “But ...

On Gaudete Sunday, we have another reason to rejoice this year: 2025 marks the 50th anniversary of St. Paul VI’s apostolic exhortation on Christian joy, Gaudete in Domino (“Rejoice in the Lord always” ...

Am dritten Adventssonntag scheint schon etwas die weihnachtliche Freude in den Gottesdiensten durch. Grundlage dafür ist der Eingangsgesang in der Messe mit der Aufforderung "Freut euch". Fest mit ...

El Ciclo Adventual llega al ecuador. Hoy el Evangelio continúa hablando de Juan Bautista. Esta vez en la cárcel por haber recriminado a Herodes su desorden. Allí van algunos de sus discípulos y le ...

PINK is the color of Mass vestments, as well as the Advent candle for Dec. 14, the Third Sunday of Advent, also called Gaudete or Rejoice Sunday. Well, what exactly is there to rejoice about? That’s ...

The organ grinder, often called a hurdy-gurdy man, was usually accompanied by a small monkey, trained to collect donations in a tin cup. By the time Cincinnatians enjoyed Donovan’s 1968 song, “Hurdy ...

It never hurts to iterate the phrase “Op-Ed” at the beginning of articles in this section. It may help us (in this case, I) remember that the writer is not an encyclopedia or – to be more current – ...

If you enjoyed this article, I’d like to ask for your support. Scientific American has served as an advocate for science and industry for 180 years, and right now may be the most critical moment in ...

The Hurdy-Gurdy continues to worm its way into pole position as the hacker’s instrument. How else could you explain a medieval wheel fiddle being turned into a synthesizer? Move over, keytar — [Rory ...