Inspired by real-life cave exploration stories, including tragic incidents like the Nutty Putty Cave accident, the meme has evolved into a viral trend on TikTok, where users humorously reenact the ...

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Ali Smith scrambles plotlines, upends characters, and flouts chronology—while telling propulsively readable stories.

For 16 years, the Buffalo National River has denied explorers access to Arkansas’s longest cave and hundreds of others. Some Arkansas cavers want to change that.

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Since the directorship of Louis Freeh, FBI directors have been selected from what many brick agents would describe as the “empty suit” club. From Mueller, to Comey, to Wray, the director’s ...

The Tam Nam Lod Cave is home to over a quarter of a million swifts. But there are hidden dangers. The mudskipper is a fish that can leap with a flick of its tail. Watch a particularly agile ...

Sunday mass at Chicago's St. Agnes of Bohemia Catholic Church was also unusually empty, parishioners claim, likely because the Trump Administration relaxed rules governing enforcement actions at ...

The concept of a “man cave” has long been associated with dim, dark spaces; ultramasculine decor; huge TV screens; and perhaps a few empty beer cans. But now, a much more sophisticated decor ...

Singer and writer Nick Cave has told how he was 'repelled' by work after the sudden death of his son as he revealed his family are now the driving force behind his creativity. In a candid and wide ...