If an artist works too literally or too close to current affairs, the work risks becoming a mere document. Subtlety allows art to endure and remain open. My goal is to create work that resonates on ...

USA TODAY staff on the value of reading banned books like "The Bluest Eye," "Gender Queer" and "Looking for Alaska." ...

Boulevard Mall’s sale to Benderson ends Douglas Jemal’s six-year redevelopment effort, shifting Amherst’s hopes for a vibrant town center onto Benderson’s proven but undisclosed plans.

A recent book on her career in publishing makes the case that the great American novelist should also be seen as a pathbreaking editor.

Pakistan, Oct. 5 -- From William Wordsworth to William Shakespeare to contemporary writers such as Margaret Atwood and Uzma Aslam Khan, literature has consistently demonstrated a deep affinity, ...

It all starts with the script, and Variety has selected just 10 of the up-and-coming wordsmiths to celebrate in their Screenwriter to Watch class of 2025. The writers will be honored at a panel taking ...

History glorifies winners, but those who nearly made it often spark more profound change. It's time to value the resilience and impact of the world’s “almosts.” ...

Losing a loved one leaves people reeling. It forces the body to reconfigure deep bonds and impacts health. One Colorado River retreat aims to help.

“The Light She Gives immediately reminds me to reconnect to self. To not just self-reflect but to be gentle with my own heart. In this collection of short poems from R.M. Drake, the emphasis to heal ...

In 1969, John Giorno got an idea: offer poetry via phone. Now, the quirky project is back, and it’s spreading to Brazil, Hong Kong and beyond. By Ted Loos As interactive, technology-based artworks go, ...

On the 20th anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Iraq, UC Santa Barbara assistant professor Mona Damluji wrote a poem to her daughters to explain why they cannot return to the places their ancestors ...

I am a relationship-based therapist, but like anyone, I can be lured by the illusion that friendship should be logistically simple. But I know from research that the restorative power of true ...