Jorie Nicole McDonald leads editorial video efforts for Southern Living. Originally from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, she creates engaging visual content for the website and various social media platforms.

Each cheesecake weighs in at about 4 pounds, so it’s a great option if you are hosting a party or celebration and need dessert for a crowd. You can also cut the cheesecake into slices and freeze them, ...

Italian polenta can be magical despite its simple flavors. Follow this easy recipe to create a version that's a dinner party ...

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The vast diversity of Native American groups probably isn't something you covered all that in-depth in your U.S. history class. But the tribes living in precontact America built cultures as complex ...

Actor Morris Chestnut stars as Dr. John Watson in CBS' new series "Watson," solving medical mysteries while continuing Sherlock Holmes' legacy after his partner's death. The show combines hospital ...

Each summer, the remote Italian island of Alicudi attracts a slow drip of tourists looking to escape the trappings of modernity. There are no cars or even roads on the two-square-mile volcanic ...

Anna Elias/Moment/Getty Images (chestnuts), Jon Mayer/Mental Floss (thought bubble) Have you ever heard someone tell a tired old joke, only for someone else to dismiss it as an “old chestnut”?

Cecilia Sala found herself in the middle of Iran’s hostage diplomacy. Cecilia Sala, an Italian journalist, in Rome this month after being released from a prison in ...