How one man made us think differently about religion, violence and desire
The stories of Machado de Assis let us imagine our way into familiar perspectives and situations from unexpected vantages that enlarge and transform our sense of what is and what can be in this life, and the next.
R. O. Kwon's novel startles and unsettles with its insights, as its characters act to prove their beliefs to themselves and to the world, with explosive results.
Nowhere is the contrast between Christian love and hellish indifference more stark than in our prison system.
Bob Woodward offers a grim portrait of a presidential administration that seems increasingly unhinged.
Queen’s Freddie Mercury was pop’s most flamboyant performer—a closeted icon who rode a gay aesthetic to stardom.
"Downstate" poses a number of uncomfortable questions, relevant and challenging both in light of the ongoing #MeToo movement and the church’s continued grappling with its sexual abuse scandal.