The subreddit r/altright was described by one of its moderators as “full of white nationalists, racial realists, and fascists” Reddit shut down one of its leading alt-right pages on Wednesday. The subreddit, r/altright, was banned from the site for “a violation of our content policy, specifically, the proliferation of personal and confidential information,” according to a message left in the place of the subreddit’s domain.

The Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden is pairing the best of its vast collection of diverse and colorful orchids and tropical plants with a selection of 19th century botanical prints for Art & Orchids: Victorian Botanicals. Botanical illustrations have served as documentation of an incredibly diverse array of plant species across cultures and throughout history.

Last year’s big Oscars winners are set to return to the spotlight – to hand out some of this year’s golden statuettes.

Editor Kelly Jensen couldn’t have chosen a more fitting leadoff piece for “Here We Are,” a new anthology of contemporary writing about feminism for teenage readers, than novelist Malinda Lo’s “Forever Feminist.” Like many of the writers in this book, Lo traces who she is today back to who she was as a child, “an awkward, outspoken girl in glasses with a stereotypical Asian bob haircut, pretending to fit in though I’m desperate to leave my small town behind.”

By this time of year, polar vortex or El Nino, it doesn’t matter: It feels like winter will never end. The up side, of course, is long hours for reading.

Under the guise of action-adventure, Brad Taylor continues to tackle one of the pressing fears of today – terrorism. The plots and the characters are fictional but Taylor’s meticulous research brings that sense of chilling believability to his Pike Logan thrillers, the latest of which is “Ring of Fire.”

Mischa Barton took to Twitter to show her appreciation, just days after the O.C actress was admitted to hospital Mischa Barton has thanked fans for their outpouring support after she was taken to hospital for a mental evaluation last week. Taking to her Twitter page on Tuesday, the O.C. star wrote a heartfelt post to show her appreciation: “Thank you so much for all the love guys.

Sir Elton John ‘s husband David Furnish is celebrating becoming a British citizen. Canada-born David, marked the occasion by sharing a photograph on Instagram showing him holding hands with the couple’s two sons, Zachary, six, and Elijah, four, in front of a portrait of the Queen.