Children will get the chance to take control of a famous little blue engine when one of the region’s biggest model railway exhibitions rolls into town later this month. The fifteenth annual event, ...

Custom-built for President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1942, this railcar served four U.S. presidents, including Harry Truman, who famously used it during his “Whistle Stop” campaign tour in 1948. The ...

The C.C. Smith General Store stands as perhaps the most immediately recognizable building in the village, its wide porch and welcoming facade reminiscent of every old-timey store you’ve seen in ...

Some of the earliest versions of Peter Rabbit and Thomas The Tank Engine along with Quentin Blake illustrations of the BFG are to be sold at auction. A first addition Beatrix Potter titled The Story ...

The celebrated author of “Gravity’s Rainbow” may have a cult following on campus and a reputation for formidable literary ...

Years in the making, Thomas Frank said he could take in and enjoy his first UEFA Champions League game for about a minute. Thomas first stepped into coaching back home in Denmark in 2005, a role as ...

In addition to Pynchon's Shadow Ticket, this week's releases include a new memoir from Dopesick author Beth Macy, and a ...

Like many of us right now, Mickalene Thomas has been in pursuit of joyous moments. The celebrated artist is best known for her vibrant, rhinestone-adorned portraits of Black women, which line the ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Tottenham Hotspur boss Thomas Frank will allow himself "two minutes" to soak up his maiden fixture in the Champions League before he shifts focus to a first win in the competition. Tuesday's visit of ...