Guide to the classics: Aristotle’s Poetics is a bible for screenwriters – but it’s often misread
No other classic text has left such a mark on how we tell stories, create theatre, and structure film. But what does it ...
At the Cloisters, Sor Juana’s Words Ring Out in Song
The opera “Primero Sueño” translates Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz’s poem about the soul’s journey into a musical promenade ...
Julia Stiles Looks Back on Filming Iconic Poem Scene in ’10 Things I Hate About You’
In the table read with the whole cast, I kind of just read it without any emotion and I do remember the director saying, ‘She’ll be more emotional next time,’" she said.
In Nobel Prize winner Han Kang’s new novel, ghosts are everywhere
“We Do Not Part” explores Korea’s buried past and the agony of silence.
Authors of fiction, poetry and nonfiction receive $10,000 prizes for blending art and science
Books about a family’s exploration of the natural world, the challenges of parenthood during a time of climate crisis and how animals perceive the planet have won $10,000 prizes for their exemplary ...
A Plea for Heroic Poets
History reminds us that the viciousness of authoritarianism only strengthens the artist’s hand.
In Pop Culture, the End of the World Is Always Nigh
A new book by the British cultural journalist Dorian Lynskey chronicles our centuries-old obsession with doomsday scenarios.