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I teach a very strange North Sea Germanic language called “English” to other people for work. I teach other people’s languages to myself for

These horror retellings take another look Lovecraft and Poe stories, the Little Mermaid, Peter Pan, and more.

The ideological roots of the concept of militias in America stretch back into English history.

Five years after Anthony Broadwater was belatedly cleared for the sexual assault of Alice Sebold, the questions of how he came to be wrongly

If I could talk to the animals, just imagine it! Chatting with a chimp in chimpanzee…

The morning raid at the Musée Lalique comes less than a year after the infamous heist at the Louvre.

The White House’s 162-page document claims museum leadership has promoted "extreme political activism."

It’s July, and it’s time to be absolutely inundated with summer novels. This week, we’re treated to the new book by North Woods author Danie

“The part of ourselves that matters, when it matters, is outside time… Think of yourself simply as an instrument capable of whatever experim

The best new LGBTQ books out in July 2026 include the final Heartstopper book, messy sapphic litfic, M/M cozy folk horror, and so much more.

From The Odyssey to Reading Lolita in Tehran to Heartstopper, July is packed with new page-to-screen adaptations for book lovers to watch.

Magic, mayhem, aliens, monsters, romance: there's something for everyone in these new sci-fi and fantasy books out in July 2026!

Colson Whitehead's finished trilogy, romantasy takes us to the demon realm, an Indigenous chef shares his personal journey, and more.

In a guest essay for the New York Times, the former Art Basel global director presented a vision of a Brave New Art World that has little to