His new story collection 'Fresh Complaint' revives some of the most intriguing characters from 'Middlesex' and 'The Marriage Plot.'

This time we know one thing for sure: It won't be Bob Dylan.

The man who defined the sound of America has died at age 66.

In Daniel Mendelsohn's new memoir, the act of reading Homer tests a father-son relationship.

Vanessa Grigoriadis's new book 'Blurred Lines' was recently the subject of a media scandal. But is it any good?

The engineer Anthony Levandowski has reportedly founded a religion led by bots, the latest manifestation of the tech world's spiritual underpinnings.

Max Eastman smuggled Lenin’s last testament out of Russia, and popularized Marxism in the United States. Does his sex life matter?

Anti-puritan but blind to his male privilege, the Playboy mogul liberated men by demeaning women.

John Carroll Lynch's new film pays tribute to a fascinating career.

His greatest achievement was the brilliant criticism he provoked from women.

The president's rant against kneeling athletes is a sign of things to come.

Jennifer Egan disconnects from the fractured nature of modern life.

The show was never about social justice. But that begs the question: What exactly was it about?

The FBI whistleblower is more relevant than ever. But a new biopic about Felt fails to draw the real lessons of Watergate.

A pioneer of cultural studies, Hall showed a generation how to meld identity and Marxism.

Putin’s foreign policy is rooted in an epic myth of betrayal and redemption.

The new Netflix anime series walks a fine line between parody and homage, while hinting at the great show it could become.

A new documentary about the designer shows the vision behind Melania's "hurricane heels."

"The Chessboard and the Web," a new book by the New America Foundation president, has more questions than answers.

Prehistoric squid were far more numerous, and their reign lasted longer, than the dinosaurs. Why do we know so little about them?