Dolly Parton belonged to a beloved category: the outlaw Christian, who loved Jesus and refused to hate anyone else.

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She was commonly called the Queen of Country Music, but that is exactly wrong: she was democratic to her bones.

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Democratic socialists are getting more of the attention, but Democratic Christians have also had significant victories in ...

A new biography of this crucial New York filmmaker, whose work confronts racial and economic divisions, reveals her furiously ...

Kim Kardashian got famous off a sex tape. She was a twentysomething Los Angeles socialite and aspiring celebrity, the ...

But “The Dog Stars” was my first novel, and I didn’t want to plot or plan. I wanted to have as much fun as the reader would ...