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Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade Will Include A New Balloon This Year

The art duo FriendsWithYou has plans for a 30-foot-wide inflatable.

Four Surprise Basketball Squads Make Initial Top 25 NCAA Ranks

The first AP Top 25 includes four teams that failed to reach last year’s tournament in March.

See It: NASA Engineers Carved Out-of-this-world Pumpkins for Halloween

The brains at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory know a thing or two about carving.

Why Words Matter: The Neuroscience of Hate Speech

Humans are social creatures, and easily influenced, writes one expert.

Report: Harvey Weinstein Accused of Sexually Assaulting 16-Year-Old Girl

An aspiring actress says she was a minor, and a virgin, when Weinstein assaulted her in New York, a report claims.

Report: Hulk Hogan to Return to Wrestling at WWE’s Controversial Crown Jewel in Saudi Arabia

Hogan will appear even as stars John Cena and Daniel Bryan have dropped out of the event.

Jon Stewart Says Trump Beats Media with Their Own “Narcissism”

The President steers the conversation away from his shortcomings by making it all about them, according to the comedian.

Back to School: 190 Colleges Just Dropped 600 Free, Self-Paced Online Courses

Your brain deserves better than the occasional Wikipedia binge

Class Up Your Holiday Party with Chicago’s New Musician Rental Service

Groupmuse will make sweet, sweet music in your living room

Derrick Rose Fights Back Tears After Dropping 50 in Throwback Performance

It was a career high and an emotional night for the oft-injured 2011 NBA MVP.

“Dirty Harry” to Squirrel Hill: White Male Rage Is All the Rage

Movies have long romanticized loner who takes aim at system. But do they bear blame?

Letter From Jackie Kennedy to JFK Gives Intimate Look at Marriage

Up for auction this week, the love note was written before John F. Kennedy became president.

How One Man Is Preparing For a World After Humans

Martin Kunze is building a time capsule in a salt mine.