“The Bomber Mafia” enthuses about precision tactics said to spare civilian lives. Except they didn’t.

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Where the classic masculine detective is an expert in the art of disguise, his female counterpart is genuinely part of the furniture—especially if she’s of a certain age.

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In her fiction, she questioned every social and sexual arrangement.

Andreas Malm’s “How to Blow Up a Pipeline” urges activists to turn to tougher tactics.

The fiercely competitive field of Dylanology pits expert against expert. No one is spared—not even Dylan himself.

Rosa Brooks wanted to fix law enforcement. She decided to become a police officer.

Has our collective concern over teen vaping led us to ignore the lives of millions and millions of smokers?

From the Vietnam War to the present, how aggrieved men cast themselves as a discriminated-against minority

In the wake of Roth’s biography being pulled by its publisher, the author’s most dedicated scholars are concerned about the fate of his private documents—and his legacy.

Hollywood’s most compelling action star returns to the big screen in a rare movie about wildfire.

Zakiya Dalila Harris’s psychological thriller grapples with ambition and inequality in the workplace.

Luke Holland’s film “Final Account” makes a study of evasion, denial, and self-justification among living participants in Hitler’s Third Reich.

Gigantic new biographies by Hermione Lee and Mark Harris reveal the possibilities—and the limits—of a life in art.

A new show pairing the work of Eva Hesse and Hannah Wilke ends up stressing the differences between these groundbreaking artists.

The deal between AT&T, Time Warner, and Discovery is just the latest shift toward consolidation as media companies fight hopelessly for market supremacy.

On the aesthetic legacy of HIV/AIDS activism in our own time of viral panic.

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A new biography captures a poet’s commitments, reversals, and reinventions.