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Whether it supports the production of wine or cheese, terroir is a “particularly French conception of cultural territory” says historian Tamara L. Whited.

Apple’s dystopian workplace thriller Severance entered its second season as a genuine cultural phenomenon. With its brutal satire of the American corporate structure, it’s easy to see why.

Poet Peter Carroll reminds us why we celebrate the arrival of spring.

This book examines efforts of the network of Trump, government members, and the ultra-rich, to overturn Times v. Sullivan, the SCOTUS decision that made it hard for politicians to sue the press for defamation.

In “How the World Eats,” the philosopher Julian Baggini grapples with “everything that affects and is affected by” our comestibles.

Created by Abdullah Saeed, Deli Boys also centers South Asians in a genre that they’re rarely featured in

Poet Florence Weinberger contemplates what her husband, an Auschwitz survivor, left behind.

In this book, writes reviewer Christiaens, author Bruno Leipold expertly surveys the writings of Karl Marx and tracks his intellectual journey which vacillated between and combined republicanism and socialism.

The Oscar-winning documentary provoked reactions along the fault lines of the ongoing conflict.

In her book, “Spoiled: The Myth of Milk as Superfood,” Anne Mendelson explores the prehistoric origins of nonhuman milk in our diet.