Ordinarily I’m a sucker for the ceremonial trappings of our republic. I always watch the State of the Union address. Whether I approve of the president, whoever he may be, I derive a modest patriotic ...

No work of music has a greater lock on a single ritual than Edward Elgar’s Pomp & Circumstance March no. 1 does on American graduations. Cock an ear in the direction of high school and university ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. USC graduates cheer as they are recognized during the 2025 commencement ceremony at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. As ...

PARIS — President Biden and French President Emmanuel Macron met Saturday for a state visit heavy on pomp, circumstance and history, which also forced the two men to confront pressing global matters ...

On the last Saturday in May, daughter Emma — the last bird in our soon-to-be-empty nest — walked across the stage at the Mayo Civic Center, accepted her Mayo High School diploma, and turned her gold ...

If you thought your niece’s high school graduation ran a little long last weekend, if you had to show up 30 minutes early to get three seats together at your son’s graduation, or if you had to park ...