We borrowed our headline from the W.H. Auden poem September 1, 1939. As we consider what lies ahead, may we all show an affirming flame.

The Indus Water Treaty is a pillar of regional stability. It has endured for more than six decades precisely because it ...

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In this difficult-to-classify book, Ian Sansom – best known for his mystery novels, which I’ve read and enjoyed – rambles through (or beside) one of the great modern poems: ‘September 1, 1939’ by W H ...

For some, the social and financial pressures of the holidays – the cocktail parties, the secret Santa exchanges – feel forced ...

Warning: This story contains the name of a deceased Indigenous person.

He's a member of literary royalty, but here are the eight songs Stephen King, the horror hero, couldn't live without ...

For some, the social and financial pressures of the holidays — the cocktail parties, the secret Santa exchanges — feel forced ...

The famous neurologist and author devoted his life to revealing his patients’ humanity. He struggled harder to reveal himself ...

We had been invited to discuss the political agency of ordinary people – and then told our audience couldn’t hear about the ...