The novelist, who wrote about World War II in “Atonement” and has turned repeatedly to his own times, imagines the 22nd century in his new book, “What We Can Know.” By Sarah Lyall In October, the Book ...

Merriam-Webster added more than 5,000 terms to its “Collegiate” dictionary on Thursday. Many modern phrases were added, marking the first new edition of the educator and student-oriented dictionary ...

The new director of James Bond is on a mission to disappoint the famous: The next 007 will be an “unknown,” sources say. Denis Villeneuve, the Oscar-nominated director of the latest Dune movies, has ...

In her 50s, Alice Matzkin became so well known for a series of portraits of creative women over 70 that she went on Oprah. Decades later, she stopped working following a devastating fire and the ...