Congo, to paraphrase Metternich, is a geographic expression. Little ties the country together, but music helps.

The men who would be King: a power struggle is brewing in the House of Saud.

Why does writing suck? An Aussie fires a paper broadside against the language of obfuscation and sheer drivel.

Of all the sources of inspiration for J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings borrows most heavily from Richard Wagner's Ring of the Nibelung.

Maybe the rift between the US and France could be helped if only we understood French humor better.