His new book, Communion, sketches out a redemption narrative that is jarringly at odds with his actions.

The so-called “sports president” has been a major vibe-killer lately.

Killing Baby Hitler is a witty, madcap tour through history and the future—and a biting commentary on our contemporary political situation.

Joseph Osmundson’s “Spawning Season: An Experiment in Queer Parenthood” is an utterly unique contribution to the often predictable genre of infertility and parenting lit.

Four years after the Supreme Court ruling that erased a federal right to abortion, journalist Amy Littlefield explores how the anti-abortion movement worked over decades to get what it wanted—and who made it happen.

John Early’s mash-up of allusions and goofiness plays like a bold combination of Todd Haynes and David Wain.

Musk’s transformation into a hyperactive super-troll reveals essential features of his economic vision.

The acclaimed historian, who died at the age of 92 this week, spent decades at the center of a debate about the founding of the United States.

The urban professionals who transformed American cities and tastes and pulled the Democratic Party to the right are a dying breed.

Samuel Moyn takes aim at senior citizens hoarding power and wealth. But most are just getting by.

Marjane Satrapi’s inimitable art encompassed revolution and war, education and ideology, repression and rebellion.

Olivier Assayas’s The Wizard of the Kremlin is a study of the hedonism and cynicism of Putin’s inner circle.

Can soccer still unite people across borders, class, and cultures in an increasingly authoritarian world?

In John Carney’s movies, music connects people where conversation cannot. But in his latest, it opens a wound.

Candice Wuehle’s novel Ultranatural lays bare the alienated labor behind the catchy hits and sequined costumes.

Long after the founding, many ordinary Americans saw the Revolution as ongoing—an unfinished fight for freedom and equality.

In her memoir Ghost Stories, grief is a form of knowledge—anguished and fragmentary, but knowledge nonetheless.

The appeal of marriage is waning in an age of supercharged misogyny.

There may be a day again when TV executives have the backbone to support a show like Colbert’s. But The Late Show will be gone.

It’s been 50 years since the publication of The Hite Report: A Nationwide Study of Female Sexuality. The legacy of its author, Shere Hite, is everywhere.