For years, Roth couldn’t get beyond the premise for his novel “American Pastoral.” Then he stumbled on a copy of “Shtetl in the Adirondacks: The Story of Gloversville and Its Jews.” ...

Ariana Benson's is the author of, Black Pastoral (University of Georgia Press, 2023), winner of the 2024 Lenore Marshall Poetry Prize.

The bestselling author's latest, "Revenge of the Tipping Point," builds on a familiar idea from his books: You may think you ...

For years, Roth couldn’t get beyond the premise for his novel “American Pastoral.” Then he stumbled on a copy of “Shtetl in the Adirondacks: The Story of Gloversville and Its Jews.” ...

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People take those classics, mix ’n’ match ’em and then slowly (or quickly) turn them into definitive American dishes. And then we oftentimes send the reformulated food back out into the ...

Training in symbolic logic is critical in many careers, for responsible citizenship and better lives. It is also an underexploited antidote to today’s bizarre conspiracy thinking ...

In response to the pastoral needs of the growing number of Latinos in the U.S., a new initiative from Boston College's Clough ...

With multiple conflicts ravaging the world, staff of various UN agencies are stepping beyond their traditional roles, acting as frontline humanitarian workers dedicated to saving lives. UNFPA, the UN ...