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If you go home with somebody and they don’t have books, don’t f*** ’em,” once quipped cult filmmaker John Waters.

Why Jacob Elordi's Heathcliff casting in Emerald Fennell's "Wuthering Heights" is controversial, explained by literary ...

The Winter Olympics have become the focus of a viral controversy after social media users alleged the presence of “satanic symbolism” during the opening ceremony of Milano Cortina 2026. The claims ...

Margot Robbie has once again proven that fashion can be far more than just red-carpet glamour—it can be a powerful storytelling tool. While her 2023 Barbie press tour was defined by playful pop ...

With this week’s announcement of massive cuts at The Washington Post, the paper’s Book World supplement earned a dismal distinction: It may be the only newspaper book-review section to have been ...

If you worked in an office at any time during the past few years, chances are you suffered through a sermon on authenticity, with chief executives and heads of human resources purring on about ...

It’s a Friday night in Chinatown. In the Asian Center, storefronts are closed, their neon signs still buzzing in the rain. Upstairs, lively chatter echoes from the Bel Ami Gallery. Inside, under red ...

In the nineteen-thirties and forties, young book critics on the make used to crowd outside the office of Malcolm Cowley, the literary editor of The New Republic, in the hopes of his attention.

Re “The Dogged, Irrational Persistence of Literary Fiction,” by Gerald Howard (Opinion guest essay, nytimes.com, Oct. 20): Defending the continuing vitality of the literary novel, Mr. Howard points to ...

Since ancient times, the sea has served as a profound symbol, embodying the vastness of human emotion and the mysteries of the unknown. From ancient myths, monsters, and deities to timeless works of ...

You have likely seen the "Jesus Fish" on vehicles as a decal or bumper sticker, maybe even with the Greek letters "ΙΧΘΥΣ" meaning Ichthys. We usually recognize this symbol as a Christian emblem but ...