A new understanding of the slow drift to extremes in American politics that shows how the anti-abortion movement remade the Republican Party
The story of Rome’s richest man, who died a humiliating desert death in search of military glory
A feminist reinterpretation of the myths surrounding Cleopatra casts new light on the Egyptian queen and her legacy
An invaluable companion for any writer seeking to make the writing life a more complex and cooperative venture
An eminent engineer and historian tackles one of the most elemental aspects of life: how we experience and utilize physical force
An engaging look at the ways economic thinking can help us understand how sports work both on and off the field
Acclaimed cultural critic Greil Marcus tells the story of Bob Dylan through the lens of seven penetrating songs
A close look at a new installation by renowned contemporary artist Mickalene Thomas that marks the first time she has engaged with early American history
A portrait of Jane Austen’s England told through the career paths of younger sons—men of good family but small fortune
An investigation of conceptual artist Hanne Darboven’s artistic practice and her highly personal mark-making as a form of marking time on paper
A landmark publication on the drawings of one of the giants of the Italian Renaissance
Robert Frank’s and Todd Webb’s parallel 1955 projects to photograph America are considered in the context of mid-twentieth-century American culture