Carter was the 39th and longest-living president in U.S. history. He served a single term after defeating former President ...

Terry Mattingly is Senior Fellow on Communications and Culture at Saint Constantine College in Houston. He lives in ...

Remember the British Red Cross Christmas card Ian Ellis sent me, which was pictured just before the festivities began?

Olivia Hussey, a veteran stage and screen actor likely best known for her portrayal of Juliet Capulet in Franco Zeffirelli's ...

Filmmaker Chris Columbus allegedly walked away from one of the biggest Christmas movies of all time ... I probably have never told this story. "Forty minutes into the meeting, he says, ‘Wait ...

make "A Christmas Story" part of their annual Christmas Eve tradition. Credit: Gail T Released in 1983, this cult classic — directed by Bob Clark and written/narrated by Jean Shepherd — has ...

Home Alone” to “Miracle on 34th Street,” these films showcase now-iconic homes where characters celebrate the season’s joys.

If not, you’re welcome. A few years before Jean Shepherd narrated “A Christmas Story” — a film based on some of his stories — the author humorously chronicled New Jersey life for PBS New ...

Hey! Did you know that actor Peter Billingsley — who played Ralphie in A Christmas Story — is in Elf? Yes! This is the first time I’m learning this, so please bear with me as I’ve taken ...

However, it wasn’t only Jewish families. There’s a memorable scene in the iconic 1983 movie A Christmas Story in which the Parker family ends up at Bo’ Ling Chop Suey Palace on Christmas bec ...

Today being Christmas ... built in 1983 were fitted with the 3.8/automatic drivetrain, making this car par for the course. What’s unusual about this particular Mustang is its back story and ...

We triple-dog-dare you to find a better depiction of the holidays. When “A Christmas Story” premiered in 1983, screenwriter Jean Shepherd pulled anecdotes from his own life to create the ...