Empress Wu Zetian was the first and only female emperor in Chinese history, and her wealth is estimated at $16 trillion in ...

But my guilty pleasures are Chinese historical dramas — called C-dramas by those who enjoy them — and I just stumbled across an absolutely wild C-drama game: New One Studio's Road to Empress, which ...

Clumsy, Clever, and Completely Hyperfocused in Amphibia by James Coulter If there's one cartoon character who reflects me, it's Marcy Wu from Disney's Amphibia. Marcy Wu: Autism Personified Amphibia ...

When the sinking of the White Ship decimated England’s line of succession and threw the kingdom into chaos in 1120, one teenage girl was the only heir to the British throne left standing. Even with ...

Empress Elisabeth of Austria (1837–1898), better known as Princess Sisi, became an icon of the Habsburg Empire when, at just 16 years old, she wed her first cousin, Emperor Franz Joseph, and ...

Mike Toole is the managing editor for CBS Boston. He has worked in the WBZ-TV newsroom for more than 20 years. He previously wrote and produced news and sports at WABC-TV in New York. Boston Mayor ...

Tim Wu’s “The Age of Extraction” is a dispiriting guide to the way Silicon Valley has warped our markets and our democracy. By Jennifer Szalai When you purchase an independently reviewed book through ...

The Louvre Museum in Paris became the scene of a meticulously planned daylight heist on Sunday morning, Oct. 19. Four helmeted men broke into the Galerie d’Apollon — home to France’s Crown Jewels — ...

Franz Xaver Winterhalter’s portrait of Empress Eugénie in court dress (c. 1853) But Empress Eugénie (née Eugénie de Montijo) had another fabulous diadem that was part of the French Crown Jewels on ...

Q: My Empress Wu hosta has seed pods on the flower stems (see reader's photo). I would like to plant some of the seeds just to see if I can get them to germinate. I realize that the Empress Wu is most ...

Kai Schreiber, left front, opened the Jason Wu show. Her proud mother, Naomi Watts, watched from the front row. Reuters / Getty Images Jason Wu has fashion down to a fine art. The designer teamed with ...