Education

Why Some People Are Allergic to ‘Peanut Butter Raises’

The beloved spread has become a metaphor for things that are less than delicious.

Book Review: ‘Look What You Made Me Do,’ by John Lanche...

In John Lanchester’s “Look What You Made Me Do,” a widow is unnerved when a hit ...

All Those A.I. Note Takers? They’re Making Lawyers Very...

A trendy productivity hack, A.I. note takers are capturing every joke and offhan...

The New Harvard Trend? Getting Punched in the Face.

Harvard’s boxing club is drawing new members. So are boxing clubs at other colle...

The Best Books to Read on American Empire

As these books show, the United States has long struggled to reconcile its imper...

Book Review: ‘Selling Opportunity,’ by Mary Lisa Gavenas

In “Selling Opportunity,” Mary Lisa Gavenas tells the not-always-rosy story of M...

A Traveling Bookstore Keeps on Rolling

Rita Collins had a dream for her retirement: bringing books and people together ...

Poetry Review: ‘Wellwater,’ by Karen Solie

The Canadian poet Karen Solie balances environmental concerns with hope and dead...

Edith Eva Eger, Psychologist Who Barely Survived Auschw...

Her time in concentration camps brought her an understanding of humanity that he...

Xia De-hong, 94, Dies; Persecuted in China, She Starred...

“Wild Swans,” a best-selling 1991 memoir, told the story of a stoic mother holdi...

J.H. Prynne, Erudite and Elusive British Poet, Dies at 89

Even admirers admitted his densely intellectual work could be “punishing.” Still...

Friday Sermon Summary 8th May 2026: ‘The Promised Messi...

His Holiness, continued narrating incidents from the life of the Promised Messia...

Patricia Cornwell on Her Dark Childhood and Best-Sellin...

The crime novelist discusses her new memoir “True Crime.” Also, Daniel Kraus, wi...

What’s Happened So Far at the Musk v. OpenAI Trial

Elon Musk’s court battle against OpenAI has laid bare tensions between the start...

U.S. Schools Face a Crisis as the Number of Children Drops

With fewer students, many public school districts are confronting unfilled class...

Karen Tei Yamashita Writes About Japanese American Inte...

In her sprawling new novel, Karen Tei Yamashita sprinkles fanciful details (a tr...