A new book asserts that we all might learn something from fetishists, who exist in playful surrender to the things that they covet.

She’s not the slightest bit squeamish about a bit of claret.” Outside my penthouse flat, a gang of mercenaries are squabbling about how to kidnap my son. As I get to the window, I see them shoot my ...

One of the world’s most acclaimed nature writers, Edward Hoagland, has died at age 93. He overcame a stutter and near-blindness to publish dozens of books ...

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Guest Commentary written by Julia Barzizza Julia Barzizza is a graduate student at UC Davis. She is the winner of the ...

Hot rodding is timeless—even if sometimes it feels like a passion from another era.

Among the Catholic contributors, there is no unanimity as to the theological significance of Israel. Since 1967, most religiously observant Jews “have slowly become united in affirming a theological ...

Pope Leo XIV warns in a new essay that “bitter nationalism tramples on the rights of the weakest” and says peace is first ...

When their stories go untold, it can feel like an integral part of cultural history is lost, which makes preserving their legacy all the more important. Justin Townes Earle died in August 2020 at the ...

My philological studies have satisfied me that a gifted person ought to learn English (barring spelling and pronouncing), in ...

Some professors have not changed their syllabus in recent years, while others have included additional non-reading materials.

Drive powers leadership, but without balance it becomes a costly vice. Here are five development stages to strengthen, direct, and sustain Drive ...