Every civilization undergoes recurrent cycles of anxiety and dislocation that eventually subside ... But the parade of ugliness we face bears more than a passing resemblance to theirs.

Celebrating 'ugliness' for the past 140 years, Piobbico, a town in Italy, has become renowned for being the world capital of ugly people. Now, its utopian idea has blossomed into a worldwide movement.

A major £20 million redevelopment in Sheffield has attracted global attention, with fans hailing the design as an ‘alternative to ugliness’. Plans to transform Stocksbridge town centre, ...

Oct. 13 (UPI) --A record breaking heat wave in the West could begin to subside this week, with high temperatures in Phoenix projected to drop to below 100 degrees for the first time since May ...

Shares of energy companies fell sharply as fears about widening conflict in the Middle East subsided somewhat. Crude oil futures snapped a five-session winning streak after the New York Times ...

Netflix on Thursday reported that its subscriber growth slowed dramatically during the summer, a sign the huge gains from the video-streaming service’s crackdown on freeloading viewers is ...

When spring semester concluded earlier this year, some of the most troubling antisemitic activities on college campuses ...

A Hawaiian Airlines jet is seen over Central Maui in December 2020. The airline has struggled with Neighbor Island flight delays in recent months but says operations should improve since the ...

Interventions by Kenya’s central bank are suppressing volatility in the shilling as officials try to keep the best-performing currency in Africa from getting too strong. Waves of foreign cash ...

The bridge crossing the Swannanoa River on Blue Ridge Road in Black Mountain was swept away by flood waters. As Hurricane Helene approached the coast of Florida on Thursday night, residents in the ...