Author John Crowley has been praised by critics for his thoughtful, finely wrought works of science fiction and fantasy, which include the novels The Deep, Little, Big, Ægypt, Love and Sleep, and Damonomania. A successful television writer who has...

Every innovation startles us more by its novelty than it benefits us by its utility. (Roman) He something out of nothing makes, and paints feet upon his snakes. (Chinese) Human nature is greedy of novelty. (Roman) In all things novelty is what we prize...

Novelty is the quality of being new. Although it may be said to have an objective dimension (e.g. a new style of art coming into being, such as abstract art or impressionism) it essentially exists in the subjective perceptions of individuals. It also...

For the past three years, Bogar Enterprises has been known for one thing and one thing only: The Sign.The creators of the famous Fabulous Las Vegas replica sign, one of the most popular novelty items in Sin City, are branching out in a big way,...

The Anaheim Ducks were born on the silver screen and came of age by capturing the shiniest of silver cups. They dropped the mighty from their name, but not their game and skated off with the first Stanley Cup championship in California history.The 14-year-old Ducks...

Though more than two years apart, the pair of attacks were strikingly similar: Each involved two small explosive devices fashioned from novelty grenades, a Manhattan consulate targeted in the wee hours, and a mystery cyclist as the possible culprit.The latest attack came early Friday when...