The oil and gas industry says conservatives might flee the state if an anti-fracking ballot initiative passes on Tuesday.

A new book argues that life may be spread more widely through the universe than we think.

The Rainforest Action Network says it very well might be.

The show based on Shirley Jackson’s novel ultimately shies away from the book’s raw horror.

What the new 'Halloween' says about the horror of white womanhood

The latest from America's horror bard finds a fantastical kind of empathy in small-town America.

Linguists are studying how climate-related migration is affecting regional American dialects.

Ideological division was once seen as the solution to America’s political gridlock. What went wrong?

'Bodyguard' is an emotional rollercoaster of trauma and terror.

The liberating disjointedness of Diane Williams’s very short stories

A leaked White House memo is an attempt not only to inflame voters, but also to degrade the conversation about gender in public life.

What arguments for a more humane approach to war conceal

The author's new novel is a brilliant, spooky meditation on the sins of history.

A new book documents the legislative turmoil that led to the Civil War.