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“Happy families are all alike; every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.” So begins Tolstoy’s Anna Karenina, first published in 1878, the year Russia’s imperial war against the Ottoman Empire concluded – a war that had prompted international alarm about Russian expansionism and fomented internal unrest.

Americans who think of petrified hot dogs, frozen burritos and salty snacks when they imagine getting food at a gas station or truck stop may be pleasantly surprised during their next road trip: U.S. convenience stores are offering them more and better — though not necessarily healthier — choices

Paul Stanley says Jane's Addiction should have left their "ego" at home after their onstage bust-up in front of fans.

Shirley MacLaine was in an open relationship with her ex-husband but one famous star she failed to attract was Morgan Freeman.