Month: October 2024

Mexico has sworn in its first woman president. This looks like a bold step for equality and progress—all the more...

When the Swedish inventor Alfred Nobel wrote his will in 1895, he designated funds to reward those who “have conferred...

Dear James, My problem is my big mouth. A friend talks to me about his or her problems, and then...

Henry James is Alan Hollinghurst’s favorite writer, and in his native England, Hollinghurst, now 70, has over the years acquired...

The little clump of cells looked almost like a human embryo. Created from stem cells, without eggs, sperm, or a...

As Hurricane Milton exploded from a Category 1 storm into a Category 5 storm over the course of 12 hours...

One year after Hamas’s attack on southern Israel, both sides believe they are winning. The war in Gaza appears poised...

Subscribe here: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | YouTube | Overcast | Pocket CastsThe transformation of several East Asian countries from...

“They’re cheering us now,” I said to the soldier next to me in the jeep, as we drove through Beirut...

Is bad behavior in marriage back? In fictional marriage, I mean. For years, heterosexual matrimony in American novels has seemed...