The 19 Best Photo Books of 2019
You don't need a coffee table to appreciate these books
15th Century Pope Wrote Erotic Novel
Turns out Pope Pius II had an interesting side gig.
How Did We Become So Horny for Cats?
Tom Hooper's adaptation of the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical is the latest entry in a storied tradition of cat smut
The Creator of “The Far Side” Distrusted the Internet. Now, He’s Embracing It.
Out of retirement, Gary Larson is debuting new comics online
Is the “Game of Thrones” Guys’ H.P. Lovecraft Movie Flawed From the Start?
Centering a story about the famed and controversial writer makes things tricky
Original Manuscript of “Peter Pan” Offers a Darker Narrative
A new edition of an old manuscript revisits literary history
Michael Chabon’s “The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay” Coming to Showtime
Part of an overall CBS Television deal with Chabon and Ayelet Waldman
Revisiting the 1970s Cookbook Designed for Orgies
The story behind the book may be more surreal than the book itself
The 15 Best Gifts for Culture Hounds
If you've already exhausted all your Baby Yoda merch options, try one of these.
Did the KGB Murder Albert Camus?
One writer’s complex legacy gets even more complicated
Author Jeff VanderMeer Searches for Where It All Went Wrong in “Dead Astronauts”
The speculative-fiction writer isn't afraid to take on the big questions: Climate change. Corporate influence. Trump.
Author Milan Kundera Given Back His Czech Citizenship After 40 Years
It was previously revoked in 1979
The Apostrophe Protection Society Is Officially Shutting Down
"Ignorance and laziness have won."
The Best Movies, TV, Books and Music for December
For starters: The year's most daring film and a surprise John Mulaney holiday special
The 20 Best Books of 2019
The Harper Lee story you didn't know, messy families, a streetwear memoir, Ben Lerner and another Colson Whitehead classic
New Data Shows That Books Are Almost Always Better Than Their Movie Adaptations
A comparison of user-submitted Goodreads and IMDb ratings revealed the trend.