In his final film, the Iranian director reached the apex of a career devoted to tender contemplation.

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Leïla Slimani's Prix Goncourt–winning novel hangs some fine social observations on a thin, sensationalized plot.

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Two new books explain how the Klan gained so much power in the 1920s.

Backlash against an obituary of its late prophet Thomas S. Monson reveals the existential doubts gnawing at the modern church.

Season four of "Black Mirror" examines life as a kind of imprisonment.

In his latest novel, Ismail Kadare examines the line between death and life, and between the individual and the state.

The backlash to the #MeToo movement says requiring consent will dampen the erotic spark. But it can actually help us understand each other better.

Thanks to missteps by Henry Holt, customers have struggled to get their hands on one of the biggest nonfiction sensations in years.

For starters, she has neither policy expertise nor political experience.

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William Drozdiak's new book charts the tensions that have divided a continent.

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How a "Top Chef" judge landed a job overseeing the country's universities