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For nearly a century, Americans argued over how to honor George Washington. The monument they built reflected those debates.

Paddy Johnson with essential tips on how to protect yourself from insecure peers and bad-faith actors.

Arguably the first work of fiction to feature a Tyrannosaurus rex, Louis Pope Gratacap’s The New Northland (1915) is at once kaleidoscopic,

When you prefer your sci-fi to be a little more grounded

In granting their prime minister a third term, Armenians have embarked on a bold historic gamble to align their country with Turkey and the

Age is just a number in these five great sci-fi and fantasy novels centering older characters. Plus, bonus science fiction must-reads.

The now-defunct museum’s building and archives span over five decades of Scottish cultural and art history.

The heartbreaking messages, seized by ICE from young children in the Dilley Immigration Processing Center, were acquired by podcaster Alliso

Ryan Hurst's unfortunate injury and subsequent recasting might just bring a popular fancast to life.

Here are this week’s Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers for nonfiction, based on sales in hundreds of independent bookstores nationwide, g

Here are this week’s Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers for fiction, based on sales in hundreds of independent bookstores nationwide, gene

A postwar expedition to Bikini Atoll helped confirm Darwin’s theory of coral reef formation and reshaped the future of marine science.