A new biography traces the life of Denis Johnson, the brilliant nonconformist who wrote “Tree of Smoke,” “Train Dreams” and ...

Blending historical research, contemporary urban insights, and visual storytelling, "Mystic Mist" traces the evolution of ...

NYC Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani appoints Brooklyn College sociology professor Alex Vitale, author of 'The End of Policing,' to his transition team.

A man has been charged with hit-and-run and vehicular manslaughter in the killing of UC Berkeley sociology professor emeritus ...

His innovative approach drew crowds to the Musée d’Orsay, one of France’s flagship cultural institutions, which he led from ...

Penn History and Sociology of Science assistant professor Melissa Charenko recently published a new book discussing how 20th-century climate researchers used proxies to model ancient climates.

Stanford researcher reveals how cynical thinking leads to depression, lower earnings, and shorter lifespans while offering science-based solutions for change.

CT’s editor at-large recommends a handful of biographies—from Augustine to Robert Frost—along with sci-fi, Stephen King, ...

Never Far From Nowhere is a coming-of-age story that follows sisters Olive and Vivien, born in London to Jamaican parents.

From 400-year-old globes to cosmic funeral shrouds, how the Osher Map Library in Maine shows people that maps aren't just for ...

Like British colonial pacification campaigns, and modern-day crackdowns, the new US “strike force” targets a borderland that has long attracted aggressive interventions.

A reimagining of work took hold in the United States in the wake of the Great Recession of 2008, based on the idea of using digital technology to match supply with demand on a person-to-person ...