The feminist intellectual died on Wednesday at 82. Her unapologetic utopianism offers lessons for all of us.

Ursula K. Le Guin is a giant of literature. Her new book, "No Time To Spare," shows her mind operating in a new medium.

The poet died this week at 90.

“The Unknown Girl” examines a middle-class liberal’s dilemma.

Artificial intelligence is becoming a greater part of our daily lives, but the technologies can contain dangerous biases and assumptions—and we're only beginning to understand the consequences.

The sexist job ads of the 60s are gone, but female-dominated jobs are still vastly undervalued today.

David Armitage's book tracks changing definitions of civil war, from Ancient Rome to the American Civil War to now.

The latest Marvel/Netflix series is less than the sum of its parts.

The author has taken too long finishing his magnum opus. The show, in contrast, has been too quick.

We discuss “The Dragon and the Wolf,” the final episode in the seventh season of the fantasy series.

Netflix's "Death Note" is a case study in whitewashing a great story so thoroughly that it becomes unrecognizable.

Le Carré’s thrillers promise us something today’s politics lacks: complexity and logic.

Filmmaker Joshua Z. Weinstein overcame social, cultural, and linguistic barriers to make his heartbreaking new film, "Menashe," about the Hasidic community.

What it means for a dead princess to be immortalized in digital camp.

A new biography of the prolific collector Hans Sloane sheds light on the institution’s deep complicity with imperialism and plantation money.

Charlottesville was just one in a long line of incidents of large-scale, organized white terrorism.

The disturbing new film shows how Hollywood uses white women to generate empathy for the police.

In his new book, "Junk Raft," Marcus Eriksen discovers a sea filled with tiny particles of harmful plastic.

We discuss “Beyond the Wall,” the sixth episode in the seventh season of HBO’s fantasy series.