One of the great American plays is heading to Bolton’s Octagon Theatre next week and for cast member Ben Wilson, it’s easy to understand why ...

Aunt Jennifer’s Tigers,” by Adrienne Rich, is a blazing portrait of an artist and her work. Our critic A.O. Scott admires its ...

Attending live theater increases empathy and changes attendees’ political attitudes, according to a study published in the ...

In the Ancient Greek epic poem “The Odyssey,” Odysseus’ men strap him to the mast of the ship so he could hear the sirens’ ...

I n 2005, the late conservative writer Lawrence Auster published a response to one of his critics. The critic argued that Christianity had added little or nothing of value to Western culture. Auster ...

As people across the globe celebrate World Poetry Day on March 21, we delve into the world of poetry in ancient Greece, from ...

The latest from Columbia poet Gabriel Fried explores thin places between expressions of gender, between faith and doubt.

The poem reads, in part, “Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, the wretched refuse of your teeming shore.” ...

The multitalented poet, painter, and cartoonist made work first and foremost to delight.

One halcyon spring day in 1903, the 69-year-old anatomist and naturalist Dr. James Bell Pettigrew sat at the top of a sloping ...

Here’s how it works. Wireless gaming mice deliver the precision of the best gaming mouse without the hassle of wires. No drag, no tugging on the cable when it gets caught under the corner of ...

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