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In 1973, she made history at the Academy Awards, appearing in place of Marlon Brando, declining his statuette and making a speech about Native American rights. She has been speaking out ever since.

Ten years after its publication, this literary sensation still casts a long shadow over the psychological thriller market. But does the novel hold up?

In Iceland, traditionally a land of cat lovers, bans and curfews are redefining the human relationship with domestic cats.

Plus some bonus poems, because we love you.

Perhaps the most heart-wrenching of these transitions was the role reversal of parent and child.

Even if you're a genre snob (but also, if you're a genre snob, stop).

When a glass of water just won’t cut it.

A mid-week break will have you feeling more refreshed than a three-day weekend.

2021’s award-winning “Mank” attracted new attention to the 80-year-old American classic; two Smithsonian curators share insights.

An outlandish idea codenamed ‘Operation Fantasia’ aimed to demoralize the Axis power by mimicking legendary spirits.