As the final seconds of the year pass, a simple ritual unfolds in many homes. Twelve grapes are kept ready. Twelve wishes are held in mind. As the clock strikes midnight, one grape is eaten with each ...

As 2025 drew to a close, you may have spotted videos and photos on social media of people hurriedly consuming 12 grapes while huddled under a table. Among our customary New Year's practices of ...

Quote of the day by Bruce Springsteen: “The past is never the past. It is always...” ...