George Orwell’s novel *1984* depicted a dystopia of control, surveillance, and oppression under the “Big Brother,” but perhaps that concept is now outdated. Today, people may find themselves trapped ...

However, consumers don’t actually own the digital material that they buy. If you’re purchasing a book for, say, your Kindle, ...

The resignation of Danish chef René Redzepi from his much hyped and honored modernist cuisine NOMA restaurant in Copenhagen over charges he does not deny of bullying his staff for years has sent shock ...

For years I have called on the BBC to celebrate St George’s Day, only to be met with indifference and occasionally contempt. Now I have changed my tune. Now I’m begging them NOT to bother for the ...

The theater has long been a place where the nation goes to work through social tensions of the moment. Here's how Broadway holds a mirror to America.

The alleged quote surfaced in March 2026 after then-DHS Secretary Kristi Noem said people often attribute the words to the British author.

On March 9, 1984, one of Daryl Hannah 's biggest films was released in theaters. Exactly 42 years ago, the '80s hit film Splash, starring Hannah and Tom Hanks, came out in theaters, and the ...

The literary world has given countless sci-fi classics, but titles like Neuromancer and Brave New World rank among the ...

As the snow retreats, Boston's film scene awakens with more fests and series happening this spring than will fit on WBUR film ...

Hollywood delivered powerful combat stories about the brutality of battle, but nothing came close to matching Oliver Stone’s depiction of America’s tragic Vietnam chapter. This drama about an ...