Our poetry editor recommends collections that ... with free verse and visual art to lay out a damning indictment of American racism; its title inevitably calls to mind Langston Hughes’s proud ...

In “Democracy and Beauty,” Robert Gooding-Williams explores the arguments and intellectual legacy of W.E.B. Du Bois.

A new biography traces the ascent of a man who made the postwar right at once urbane, combative, and camera-ready.

After the deadly 2017 white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia’s Albemarle County school system set out to combat ...

Sinclair Lewis is quoted as saying, “When fascism comes to America, it will be wrapped in the flag and carrying a cross.” He ...

A Chicago criminologist challenges our assumptions about why most shootings happen—and what really makes a city safe.

In the novel “Speak to Me of Home,” three generations of women in one family grapple with their identities.

Our recommendations for summer reading in 2025, featuring many books from Wisconsin writers, and including selections for ...

It’s a song every American has heard countless times, but how much do you really know about our national anthem?

Despite calls for cultural change, black representation on the Irish stage is still years behind, but there are signs of ...

Today’s Orlando Fringe Festival reviews include the returning shows “Bangs, Bobs & Banter: Confessions of a Hairstylist,” “Jon Bennett: It’s Rabbit Night,” “Poems for God” and ...