A new book by the British cultural journalist Dorian Lynskey chronicles our centuries-old obsession with doomsday scenarios.

Storytelling is part of being human. In this nonfiction book, we learn why and how such narratives can also be a trap ...

In her 1997 book, the Washington Post columnist writes about the social imperatives for entertaining, and how the role of ...

W ith In the Heart of the Sea (2015), acclaimed filmmaker Ron Howard once again showcases his directorial prowess through a ...

Discover the remarkable story of Weegee, the photographer who captured both the dark underbelly and dazzling spectacle of his ...

The book will be of particular interest, of course, to fans of the Grateful Dead, many of whom treasure any knowledge about ...

The Stories We Tell About The End of The World,” Dorian Lynskey cites a 2020 poll in which nearly 60 percent of young ...

Is a third Empyrean (aka Fourth Wing) book not enough for you? Once you refamiliarize yourself with the on-the-page world of ...

Here are the year’s notable fiction, poetry and nonfiction, chosen by the staff of The New York Times Book Review. In “Open Socrates,” the scholar Agnes Callard argues that the ancient Greek ...

She has now been bailed under strict conditions not to contact Joey and his family or travel to London and Essex. A source close to Joey, 34, said he was “relieved” the twisted fan had been found.

Latecomers are seated at the discretion of management. The Book of Mormon follows two young missionaries who are sent to Uganda to try to convert citizens to the Mormon religion. One missionary ...

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