Oscar nominations are out, and, trust me, they did not disappoint. This year’s list of contenders is a cinematic fever dream of groundbreaking films, historic nominations and a little bit of ...

Waste Land is a well-written rumination on what may come next without very deft leadership working very smartly to avoid it.

Other books we recommend this week include Dorian Lynskey’s study of the role the apocalypse plays in the cultural imagination, Caleb Femi’s rave-influenced poetry collection and new novels by Adam ...

With a new year comes a fresh start, and likely the New Year’s resolution to read more. We all say it in January, yet it’s easy for that goal of sifting through 50 pages a day to slip through the ...

Jon M. Chu may be the toast of Hollywood, but the director still credits his hometown and the Bay Area for his enduring ...

When I am out and about on campus, many of my fans often ask me how I come up with content for this column (after asking for ...