Steered by women and social media, Arabic calligraphy is seeing a resurgence in South India as an art form, beyond religious texts like the Quran ...

The author of The Hyderabadis on the Shia roots of the Old City, the slow collapse of the Gulf dream, and whether a composite culture can survive the pressures closing in on it.

A Pakistani business owner who tried to hire hit men to kill a U.S. politician has been convicted in a trial that showcased ...

Mozambican writer-director Ique Langa created his black-and-white debut feature, premiering in Rotterdam's main competition, in a nine-year journey with a non-professional cast. By Georg Szalai Global ...

Re “Before You Toss That Book …,” by Roger Rosenblatt (Opinion guest essay, nytimes.com, Dec. 28): Like Mr. Rosenblatt, I savor the books on my bookshelves, but a year ago, as I was preparing for a ...

Find today’s readings here. The secular spirit of Christmas has already left the building, even though we still dwell within the traditional twelve days of Christmas. I believe today is supposed to be ...

In “The Testament of Ann Lee,” two young Shakers, disciples of revolutionary preacher Mother Ann’s teachings, fail to obey their leader’s primary command: Celibacy. Fresh-faced and newly in love, with ...

Interested in teaching the younger generation about those things called "books"? Have little (or not-so-little) ones who are ready to broaden their reading horizons? Below you can find tried-and-true ...

A new romance-focused bookstore, Love Story Book Co., has opened in Tallahassee's Mahan Square Shopping Center. Owner Sarah Babchuck was inspired by her lifelong passion for reading and the romance ...

The New Deal, George Selgin suggests, did not work the way most historians claim. This economist’s eye-opening analysis shows that the increased government centralization of the 1930s rarely resulted ...

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Anthony Taormina is an original member of the GameRant team, having been part of the publication for 15 years. He coordinates content for all facets of the site and manages its social media, PR, and ...