Amid a plethora of end-of-the-year best books lists, some noteworthy titles inevitably fall under the radar. The following is ...

Italy is a magical, mystical blend of timeless history and artistic masterpieces; scenery that will take your breath away; ...

Nick Harkaway, the pseudonymous author of the new novel Karla’s Choice (dubbed by the publisher “A John Le Carré novel”), is ...

Largely experienced through the eyes of Grace Stanton, the tale unfolds between two worlds -- her early life in Japan and an ...

Hamilton uses what some might call colorblind casting, but it goes beyond colorblind. The show is intentionally diverse, meaning white historical figures are often portrayed by minority actors as a ...

In 2003, the publisher of the Merriam-Webster Dictionary began bestowing a crown. On Dec. 9, 2024, it selected “polarization” ...

Almost from the moment of first publication in book form In Cold Blood - soon to be a best-seller and Book-of-the-Month Club selection - is surrounded by controversy. Has the author, by not doing ...

The Bentley was parked and idling at the curb. As always, my driver Emil Vaka stood by the open rear door, his own uniform of ancient Habsburg design garlanded with regal epaulets. I already pictured ...

The governor, considered a potential vice-presidential running mate for former President Donald Trump in the 2024 election, described Cricket as “less than worthless” and “untrainable.” Obviously, she ...

For the last several decades, I have been actively pursuing my interests in the fine arts. My writing has encompassed plays, articles and reviews on many aspects of the fine arts, i.e., paintings, ...

Merriam-Webster landed on “polarization” for its Word of the Year. The dictionary maker defined the term as “division into two sharply distinct opposites; especially, a state in which the opinions, ...