From a spur-of-the-moment decision to attend the Paralympics in Paris to scaling a mountain in the Swiss Alps and attending ...

Pop culture critic Linda Holmes has been making this annual list since 2010. Big, small, inspirational, silly — what these items have in common is that they are all wonderful and brought her joy.

Alaska’s Denali Fault uncovers links between three geologic sites, revealing ancient landmasses fused and later scattered.