The latest in a recent run of must-read memoirs from media moguls, this book by MTV co-founder Tom Freston shares the story of how a peripatetic young man became one of the world’s most influential ...

I’m Sam Sifton. Before we get to the news today, I’d like to tell you a little about myself. You ought to know who’s writing to you.

The Colorado Springs bookstore recommends books about woodworking, therapeutic cats and subtle seasonal changes.

When I received a copy of Martha Stewart’s first book, “Entertaining,” not long after it was published in 1982, I devoured it in one sitting. I envisioned throwing a Thanksgiving dinner for 24 at a ...

Rewriting history is not inherently wrong, but when it is done opaquely with an aim to benefit the powers that be in today's regime, it not only negates facts but also the very journey our nation and ...

Terrence Tysall set a record scuba diving to the Edmund Fitzgerald. Ric Mixter dove in a submersible, finding a missing body. Here are their stories.

I had a chance to check out Zodiac Killer Project earlier this year at Sundance, and as someone who’s always been fascinated ...

In a life that took him from Harvard to the Navy, Washington, D.C., and becoming a professor, Mr. Baker was a "multifaceted man," his son Alex said.

Co-founder of protest and performance-art group describes Russia’s descent under Putin into dictatorship and war ...

I thought I had my phone under control. I didn’t. Brick, a device that locks you out of your phone until you ‘un-Brick’ to ...

How did I get here: 67, child- and partner-free? Statistics tell us that women without children and a life partner are happier, richer, more sociable and likely to live longer.

The two-day Thane Litfest, the first such event in this city, saw an enthusiastic crowd devouring every word spoken by writers Bachi Karkaria, Nadir Godrej, Devdutt Pattnaik, Namita Devidayal, Satya ...