MrBeast, the world’s most famous YouTuber, is no stranger to diversifying. On top of the YouTube channel and his TV show ...

The Hong Kong government has sought since 2007 to introduce "national education" courses to strengthen "national identity ...

We’re not even halfway through 2026 yet, and it’s already been a banner year for new books. From sumptuous novels by Ben Lerner, Adrian Tchaikovsky, and Tayari Jones to blockbuster works of nonfiction ...

Latest news and analysis on China-Japan relations, including trade, investment, the legacy of war in Asia, military tensions ...

A thorough research survey presented as a tautly argued tract, Jonathan Haidt’s book draws a line between two trends—greater levels of adolescent anxiety and the use of smartphones at increasingly ...

Challenges and bans to books in public libraries and schools in the U.S. have steeply increased since 2022. What is behind this increase? And what do Stanford faculty have to say about it? Although ...

Hundreds attended the 2024 National Book Awards, but despite the tuxedos, gowns and lofty gilded ceilings, the 75th annual ceremony felt more intimate than stuffy. Booklovers and publishers sang in ...

Books are a gift, opening a door to the wide world. But not if you live in one of the U.S. communities where local school boards or state officials have cast certain books as scary monsters that harm ...

Lenovo has been at the forefront of experimental laptop design for years, with systems that feature extra displays, original interfaces, and even folding display panels. But where most companies make ...

Nicholas Dames has taught Literature Humanities, Columbia University’s required great-books course, since 1998. He loves the job, but it has changed. Over the past decade, students have become ...

Nestled in the Northern Catskills, the tiny village of Hobart, New York, is home to around 400 residents, and millions of fascinating characters, all stacked high on shelves. Hobart is a book village.