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How modern literary criticism came to be – with a little help from TS Eliot, FR Leavis, Raymond Williams and others.

A military romance suffers under the weight of KGB surveillance in this restrained period drama set in Soviet-era Estonia.

In the years following World War II, American and European food scientists hoped to feed the world with common pond scum supplemented with plastics. But it wasn’t just the unpleasant flavor that killed the algae craze.

The new Apple TV+ show’s take on capitalism draws similarities to today’s fight for labor rights.

Peter N Carroll asks: What can a private citizen do when one country invades another, say Russia into Kyiv? What are the choices of intervention?

In this new collection, the author's second, the poet, writes reviewer Simonds, "eruditely sets out to unite the Western literary canon with its omissions and oppressions."

Winner at the Venice film festival, Audrey Diwan’s film, "Happening", captures the panic of an unwanted pregnancy before the legalization of abortion in provincial France.

Ohlone people and owners of Cafe Ohlone, Vincent Medina and Louis Trevino, see the restaurant as an unprecedented opportunity to educate about native traditions through food.

"White Fashion" is a must-see on multiple levels, forcing us to ask: Where are we, really, right now?

Oakland California poet Dee Allen celebrates the toppling of old idols on public statues, awaiting further movement of the Domino Effect.