George Joseph Kresge Jr., known as the Amazing Kreskin, was a fixture of TV talks shows for decades with his self-professed ability to peer into the mind.

It was around Christmas in 1989, when Johnny Carson held a small box up to the "Tonight Show" cameras. "What do you think this weighs?" Carson said, his wrist bending from the weight. "It's only a ...

Nikki Giovanni, the poet, author, educator and public speaker who rose from borrowing money to release her first book to ...