The United States is a federal republic whose people benefit from a vibrant political system, a strong rule-of-law tradition, robust freedoms of expression and religious belief, and a wide array of ...

There was a healthy dose of skepticism in Butte, Mont., when Hollywood producers began showing up to shoot their shows. Now, many say the industry’s arrival has been a boon for the city. By ...

They say the main cause of this is soaring house prices, competition for homes and lenders requiring larger deposits. The number of Australians leaving the country in the year ending June 2024 hit ...

Having travelled west to claim the hand of Patricia Terrill, daughter of a powerful landowner, James McKay finds himself at the centre of a vicious feud between the Terrills and the Hannassey family.

In 2024, the most memorable country albums were the projects that fell on one end or the other of a stylistic extreme. Some of the biggest splashes came from young-gun traditionalists, who ...

The top country songs of 2024 prove that country music — especially traditional country music — is in very good hands. A full 25 percent of the Top 40 songs from this year are by artists who ...

‘Scholarly interest has generally focused on the country-house art collection as a site of display,’ she writes. ‘We less often think of them as elements of a backdrop to the inhabitants reading, ...

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The buttermilk stone facade of Lucknam Park. One of the UK’s most established country house boltholes, Lucknam Park in Wiltshire is one such property. The Palladian mansion, which dates back to ...

As estate sales and demolitions gathered pace in the mid-20th century, politicians on both sides of the House of Commons declared that the English country house was an anachronistic relic of an ...

Neil Finn, the acclaimed singer-songwriter known for his solo work and as a member of Crowded House and latterly Fleetwood Mac, has announced a new series of radio shows. Starting tomorrow (11 ...