Vinson Cunningham's constant application of a critical eye in his work for The New Yorker must have helped in composing his first novel, "Great Expectations."

Few writers have ever captured in fiction the American religious sense that underlies so much of our history more than Willa Cather.

The Vatican of ’Conclave’ is worldly with men’s ambitions and weighty with papal history

With an all-star cast including Ralph Fiennes and Stanley Tucci, “Conclave“ has attracted a lot of Hollywood buzz. It has also raised some questions: How is a pope really elected? Does the movie get it right?

Dr. Frankenstein has harnessed the divine power to create life, without sparing a thought to the responsibility that entails.

This year's World Series features two of baseball’s most iconic franchises, the New York Yankees and the Los Angeles Dodgers. That's only one of many interesting storylines.