In Paul Verhoven’s ‘Elle,’ Isabelle Huppert takes control as both actress and auteur.

In his near-century of life, Murray confronted race by re-constructing American identity as omni-American—that out of many, we are one.

The troubling history of popular science.

Why was Haiti's revolutionary overlooked by historians for so long?

In a new book of conversations, Haruki Murakami mines the memories of famed conductor Seiji Ozawa for an insider view of orchestra life.

TBS's new comedy pours existential angst into a noir thriller plot.

Clashes at sports stadiums between white crowds and Black Lives Matter protesters proved that “white fragility” wasn’t a moment, but a movement.

The alt-right is a loser's poor fantasy of what a radical revolution looks like. I should know.

Why libertarians adore Jane Jacobs.

Since Vietnam, many war films have lost their critical edge, preferring to engage with the experience of war rather than its politics.

He appeared out of nowhere. He had no name, no memory, no past. He was the only person the FBI ever listed as missing even though they knew where he was. How could B.K. Doe remain anonymous in the modern age’s matrix of observation?

In his new novel, the stories we tell ourselves about ourselves are flimsy things.

Two seasons of angst have only made Noah Solloway seem shallower.

The glorious world-building in the first Harry Potter spin-off isn't enough to keep viewers coming back.

NASA wants to send humans to Mars by the 2030s. Neal Lane, Bill Clinton’s science adviser, says we should be looking at a closer goal.

Marc Levinson's new book is the latest to argue that the good times are gone forever.

Last year, the Kremlin called for an increase in patriotic youth—children who would grow up to be soldiers—by sending them to camp.