Happy holidays! As we do at the end of each year, The Review asked a dozen of our contributors to recommend scholarly books that thrilled, surprised, challenged, and delighted them. This year the ...

Claude Perrault Claude Perrault (see the calculating machine of Perrault) was born in Paris on 25 September 1613, in the ...

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"Given the octopus' remarkable intelligence, adaptability, and diverse range of survival strategies, it wouldn't be the most ...

Sarah May Clarkson is a committed walker (with her dog), a hopeless bibliophile and a lifelong educator. Back in the day, she ...

James Mangold’s Dylan biopic is packed with a stellar supporting cast, including Edward Norton and Monica Barbaro – and they nearly steal the show.

I have suggested going beyond Christmas and other holiday gifts that will soon be forgotten, returned or worn out, in favor ...

The embodied experience of emotions seems to be consistent across modern cultures, but is this true for ancient cultures too?