In the unsentimental memoir “The Golden Hour,” Matthew Specktor ponders, among others, the father who succeeded in a ...

NPR's Scott Simon talks to film historian Jason Bailey about his book, "Gandolfini: Jim, Tony and the Life of a Legend." It details how different he was from the gangster he portrayed on "The Sopranos ...

What follows is reported in the mode of pure observation: the body washed and wrapped in gauze “like a small mummy”; the ...

Bjerkeland’s BEASTS (Levine Querido, 120 pp., paperback, $17.99), translated from the Norwegian by Rosie Hedger, is a ...

Translating a book to the screen can be hit or miss, especially when legions of fans love the source material. Sometimes, ...

Wicked saw many failed adaptations over the years, with various stars and directors coming and going before Jon M. Chu's ...

A mission that started with a pen pal program offering Maryland students a chance to connect with young people in Kenya has ...

The Nevada Legislature made it through the First House Passage deadline. Here’s some of the bills that are moving forward.

Amazon MGM Studios has landed film rights to James Patterson and Duane Swierczynski’s forthcoming book, Billion-Dollar Ransom ...

Before his NBA days, Philadelphia 76ers guard Quentin Grimes spent time in Houston playing in the NCAA. During his college run, Grimes had the opportunity to pu ...

The subject of numerous controversies, she is defined by ambiguity, welcoming outcasts to the Church and provoking more ...

Alex Aster, Harlan Coben, Graydon Carter, looks at reactionary politics and more: The New York Times hardcover list for the ...