Writing a comprehensive history of American Christianity is a mammoth undertaking that few historians attempt. It’s been more ...

Most commentators will tell you fixing productivity is just a matter of political will. But dig even a little into the data, and it becomes obvious it's very complicated.

Things pick up for him when he starts chatting to Gia (Nicole Grimaudo), who runs the cafe near his hotel. She is such a ...

In this guest article, historian Tony McMahon explores the numerous theories that the Holy Grail was brought to Britain, ideas he also investigated with Professor Alice Roberts in the Sky HISTORY ...

Tom Forbes speaks to literary journalist Sam Leith to discuss his new book, the changing world of journalism, and our relationship with literature.

The 21st Amendment repealed Prohibition in the United States. It was ratified on Dec. 5, 1933, ending the nationwide ban on ...

Sex scenes in literature struck me as a natural place to go, given that intimacy is a powerful motivator for men and women ...

He has a beard, a splitting maul, and a house in Michigan. Is that enough to convince America that he’s a man of the people?

According to American publishing mythology, there was a time when giants bestrode Midtown Manhattan. They came from Chicago, from Oregon, from Pennsylvania, from nearby New Jersey, or from the outer ...

It’s a blustery January day outside Lakehurst, New Jersey. The East Coast of North America is experiencing its worst weather ...

If a disaster befell your family, if someone died unexpectedly or your cow’s milk dried up or a crop failed, it was tempting ...

Literature and cinema have accustomed us to thinking of treasures as buried on exotic pirate islands, unexplored bat-filled caves, tombs of ancient civilizations, or old European castles belonging to ...