How a frothy new Netflix movie reinvigorates the high-school rom-com genre

How to argue with a Koch brother

Philip Dray’s book traces a fraught history from the colonial era to today’s debates over gun rights and conservation.

Artists head to the desert to build a utopia. But does their work hold up in the real world?

Not since the Tea Party wave in 2009 has America seen such widespread grassroots activism.

What a pair of scandals says about a movement that is now being accused of hypocrisy

Why so many commentators share an overly grim view of America’s fate

Adam Tooze’s new book traces today’s political breakdowns to the 2008 crash.

Julie Schumacher's "The Shakespeare Requirement" is a playful, sharp satire of the horrors of modern academia.

How the show’s new season skewers the book world

A new book traces the history of orca hunters and how Americans turned against them.

In each episode of Netflix's "I Am A Killer," a man on death row describes his crime. But for what purpose?

The venerable museum has "given back" some stolen Iraqi antiquities, but that does not mean it's ready to atone for its colonial-era sins.

In Darwin’s theory, parents pass traits down to their children and the best survive. David Quammen’s new book explains a more complicated process.

Criticized as cruel and self-centered, V.S. Naipaul insisted on confronting the hard realities of post-colonial life.

A new book reveals the powerful frustrations and sharp wit that shaped Louisa May Alcott’s classic novel.

David Auerbach returns with a memoir about coding, literature, and the way technology is changing our lives.

Nick Drnaso's 'Sabrina,' which has been nominated for the Man Booker Prize, is a quiet revelation.