From the daily newsletter: a science columnist on how everyday life changes when you start noticing things with a fresh perspective.

Indigenous slavery, which lasted for centuries, has gone by many names. A new public history project wants us to see it for what it was.

A great fuss surrounds Emerald Fennell’s anachronistic adaptation, but Emily Brontë’s ruthless text will always have the last word.

Donald Trump himself forecast the epic length of the State of the Union address that he planned to deliver to Congress on ...

The d.j.s depicted in “Hate Radio” radiated this sort of charisma: the jaunty Kantano Habimana, wearing a natty suit and riffing about women and weed (played by the Rwandan comedian Diogène Ntarindwa, ...

This year marks the hundred-and-seventy-fifth anniversary, or demisemiseptcentennial, of “Moby-Dick,” originally published in 1851. (Saving you the math.) Is it O.K. to have a “Moby-Dick” T-shirt for ...

Scientists define the stages of life in biological, societal, and chronological terms—but none of them quite capture what ...

This year’s leading Oscar contenders are invigorated by performers notable for their personalities and wider-world ...

The poet joins Kevin Young to read and discuss “Against the Encroaching Grays,” by C. D. Wright, and his own poem “Almost ...

The writer discusses a few of the works that influenced his new book, “A World Appears.” ...

Around a million Russian soldiers have been killed or wounded since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Family members often ...

The Senate candidate believes that Democrats can win by appealing to higher values. Can he succeed in the age of Trump?