Culture

Don Johnson, a Yankees Sensation Who Fizzled Out, Dies at 88

Johnson, a hard-throwing pitcher who showed flashes of greatness in 1947, struggled with injuries and off-the-field troubles, finishing his major league career with only...

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Inside the List

Helen Macdonald, whose memoir “H Is for Hawk” is No. 8 on the hardcover nonfiction list, has become something of a sensation in her...

‘Hell and Good Company,’ by Richard Rhodes

Richard Rhodes offers an anecdotal — and technological — history of the Spanish Civil War. ...read more

As Slava Voynov Awaits Trial, Kings Are Surging Without Him

Voynov's indefinite suspension illustrates the way professional sports leagues have changed their approach to domestic violence cases since video surfaced of the N.F.L. player...

Rev. Theodore Hesburgh, Influential Ex-President of Notre Dame, Dies at 97

He stood up to the White House and the Vatican as he transformed Catholic higher education in America and raised a powerful moral voice...

A White and Gold (No, Blue and Black!) Dress Melts the Internet

White and gold, or blue and black? The debate over the colors of a dress set off a social-media conflagration that few were able...

‘Jihadi John’ From ISIS Execution Videos Was Under Watch by British Intelligence

The man, identified as Mohammed Emwazi, came to the attention of the authorities in 2009, when they thought he was going to fight with...

Footsteps: Where Rimbaud Found Peace in Ethiopia

The mercurial French poet Arthur Rimbaud found a refuge from his earlier life in his ‘beloved Harar,' where he became a merchant and arms...