In 1975 he circulated a small chapbook, Blues to Be Read Someday, which features a version of the opening chapter of his ...

Isa Lopez, who was arrested in connection with the June raid on Minneapolis' Las Cuatro Milpas, continues to write as she ...

Victor Davis Hanson explains why the decline of religion worries him more than the rise of artificial intelligence.

The Odyssey' forced Matt Damon to embark on a physical transformation, the likes of which he's never been through.

Marriage to Elvis Presley was ultimately untenable, but Priscilla Presley—who was 14 when she met the rock and roll ...

Steam pouring from manhole covers, the neon-lights of 42nd street seen through rain-streaked taxicab windows, phalanxes of ...

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As the sky continued to lighten, Sona’s eyes kept travelling to the window and the bend in the road. Should she wait for her ...

Set in the 1950’s with a heavy Victorian-esq feel to it. Yet the themes are more modern: feminism, objectification, ...

Over the years I’ve written on a very wide variety of topics, from the mesmerizing experience of locking eyes with a butterfly, to sharing thoughts on the state and condition of political discourse.

This is the time of year for lists — the “best of” 2025 or “most anticipated” of 2026 for all sorts of things, from movies to fashion to books. As an English major and a writer, I find myself drawn to ...

They say with age comes wisdom. (Added author Oscar Wilde archly, “But sometimes age comes alone.”) Wise or not, I turned 80 ...