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Though this January has often felt like it would never end, at least the new YA releases were on point, from contemporary to ...

A new book by the British cultural journalist Dorian Lynskey chronicles our centuries-old obsession with doomsday scenarios.

With "Severance" back on Apple TV+ for a second season, sparking uncomfortable questions about whether we should "separate ...

A great book series will keep you entertained for weeks and make you feel more attached to the characters. If you have just ...

Jake Gyllenhaal will lead M. Night Shyamalan's next feature, which adapts an original story by Nicholas Sparks.

The Fifth Season For fans of: Mistborn by Brandon Sanderson This bestselling trilogy (a winner of multiple Hugo Awards!) came out in 2016 and introduced readers to a stunning world where the ...

Though many Los Angeles-area parks and museums closed because of air quality or other concerns, several have reopened, ...

The Deluge’ is a realist novel,” says author Stephen Markley of his 2023 epic. “It was about what we are going to live ...

For the cover of the February 3, 2025, issue, the artist Kadir Nelson captured the emotion he experienced when, walking ...

RPGs and similar genres in the video game world owe their existence to Dungeons & Dragons, and these games embody the franchise well.

A new Sundance documentary, which questions the provenance of a Vietnam War icon, has set off a pitched battle between ...