WHAT is the point of a Lent book? I suppose there is more than one answer to that: to quicken the soul, to awaken the ...

Apuleius’ Metamorphoses, better known as The Golden Ass, is the only ancient Roman novel to have survived in its entirety. Following the story of Lucius, forced to suffer as a donkey until the goddess ...

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Oak trees have genetic flexibility that allows them to solve ecological problems. But even they will need our help to survive climate change ...

As always, she’s right. Ron Charles reviews books and writes the Book Club newsletter for The Washington Post. He is the book critic for “CBS Sunday Morning.” ...

From “Barbershop” and “Beauty Shop” to “Shear Madness” and “Steel Magnolias,” hair emporia have served for years as great settings for plays and movies. They’re community staples ...

Conveying the intricate world of Theyyam to new readers poses a challenge as most existing books—primarily in Malayalam, with a few in English—tend to focus narrowly on specific narratives or offer ...

Leave it be. Enjoy the show. Let a good thing be a good thing. This 12-team College Football Playoff format works beautifully. Byes should continue to be reserved for conference champions.

Thomas Piketty, of the Paris School of Economics, was dubbed the “rock star economist” after his book Capital in the 21st Century was published in 2014. It was remarkable that a 700-page ...