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Taylor Swifts The Tortured Poets Department has returned to the top spot on the Billboard 200 (dated Aug. 10), making this the albums 13th nonconsecutive week at No. 1. (The number 13 is coincidentally the pop stars lucky number.)

Hanukkah, the eight-day Jewish festival of lights, commemorates the rededication of the temple in Jerusalem that had been defiled after the Maccabean Revolt, a biblical story that while it has a few different versions celebrates the miracle of triumph against overwhelming odds. One part of the miracle, perhaps the part most familiar to

Ray Hildebrand, who topped the pop charts in the 1960s as half of the duo Paul & Paula, died Friday in Kansas City at age 82. No cause of death has been given. Paul & Paula reached No. 1 in 1963 with the breakout smash Hey Paula, written by Hildebrand himself and performed in collaboration

The internet is brimming with movie lists and best-ofs, templates that aim to impose some sense of order on a sprawling, more-than-100-year-old popular art form. These lists, even when theyre compiled by more than one person, are subjective, and thats a good thing. There are enough values in this world determined by algorithm; lets preserve

Another Tragedy Striking photos show the destruction of growing California wildfires By Talia Avakian and Kim Bubello Numerous wildfires continue to burn throughout California, destroying hundreds of structures and causing thousands to evacuate.