Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

SENDAK: Bush was president, I thought, "Be brave. Tie a bomb to your shirt. Insist on going to the White House. And I wanna have a big hug with the vice president, definitely. And his wife, and the ...

In one of his final interviews, celebrated children's book author Maurice Sendak said he fantasized about killing former President George W. Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney. Subscribe to read this ...

Maurice Sendak, "Where the Wild Things Are" (1963), tempera on paper, 9 3/4 inches x 11 inches (all images © The Maurice Sendak Foundation) “I don’t set out to ...

Maurice Sendak, the children's book author and illustrator who saw the sometimes-dark side of childhood in books like "Where the Wild Things Are" and "In the Night Kitchen," died early today. He was ...

Denver composer Nathan Hall finds inspiration in unlikely places. He’s written music to be performed in cemeteries and is writing a piece based on knitting and sewing books. For his latest choral work ...