The writer discusses a few of the works that influenced his new book, “A World Appears.” ...

This year marks the hundred-and-seventy-fifth anniversary, or demisemiseptcentennial, of “Moby-Dick,” originally published in 1851. (Saving you the math.) Is it O.K. to have a “Moby-Dick” T-shirt for ...

The d.j.s depicted in “Hate Radio” radiated this sort of charisma: the jaunty Kantano Habimana, wearing a natty suit and riffing about women and weed (played by the Rwandan comedian Diogène Ntarindwa, ...

An under-the-radar, Trump-approved deal could create a broadcasting behemoth that controls local news stations across more than forty states. Why do some MAGA diehards oppose it?

Donald Trump himself forecast the epic length of the State of the Union address that he planned to deliver to Congress on ...

Martini garnish: five letters.

This year’s leading Oscar contenders are invigorated by performers notable for their personalities and wider-world ...

A new book asserts that we all might learn something from fetishists, who exist in playful surrender to the things that they covet.

Around a million Russian soldiers have been killed or wounded since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Family members often ...

Silicon Valley had grown to resent the mainstream media. Two tech insiders decided to build their own version of it.

And that’s very annoying, because some people need trash-talking.” Friend spent weeks on the trail with Talarico, speaking to ...

“We encounter microplastics everywhere: from trash, dust, fabrics, cosmetics, cleaning products, rain, seafood, produce, ...