Arts & Life

When people ask me for recommendations for avid teenage readers — or for teenagers who seem to have taken a break from reading — my first question is, “Does he or she prefer fantasy or real-life stories?” Some teenagers read strictly for an escape into imagined worlds, usually ones full …

Of all the books you read to your baby, none feel quite as urgent as bedtime stories. And yet a good bedtime book should make your baby feel calm, secure and ready to nod off — if she even makes it all the way to the end. If not, there’s …

Dorothy Seymour Mills, who collaborated for more than 30 years on a landmark three-volume history of baseball with her first husband, Harold Seymour — although he refused to credit her — died on Nov. 17 in Tucson, Ariz. She was 91. Her friend Charmaine Wellington said the cause was complications …

(Reuters) – Babe Ruth is poised to hit another home run, only this time on the sports memorabilia market when the bat he used to slug No. 500 nearly a century ago hits the auction block on Wednesday. Babe Ruth’s 500th home run bat is shown before it goes up …

“What if I never get an answer?” wonders Boratin Bey, the protagonist of the Turkish writer Burhan Sonmez’s short, provocative novel “Labyrinth.” The question, posed time and time again, has serious implications for him and for us. We first meet Boratin, a resident of Istanbul in his late 20s, at …

We don’t want you heading into the Thanksgiving weekend with a bad attitude, we just want you to be prepared for the inevitable: like relatives bickering over politics. Or know-it-all siblings second-guessing your brining technique. Or latecomers whose contributions require oven space — or, worse, a vase. Not to mention …

FILE PHOTO – Iranian Vice President Eshaq Jahangiri speaks during a news conference after a meeting with Iraq’s top Shi’ite cleric Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani in Najaf, south of Baghdad, February 18, 2015. REUTERS/Alaa Al-Marjani DUBAI (Reuters) – Iranian Vice-President Eshaq Jahangiri on Saturday warned regional countries of unspecified dire …

DUBAI (Reuters) – Iranian Vice President Eshaq Jahangiri on Saturday warned regional countries of consequences if it is proven that they meddled to stoke recent unrest in Iran. FILE PHOTO: Iranian Vice President Eshaq Jahangiri speaks during a news conference after a meeting with Iraq’s top Shi’ite cleric Grand Ayatollah …

A year ago this week, in a pioneering announcement, President Emmanuel Macron of France said that his country would give back 26 looted treasures to the African state of Benin. It was a bold statement by the leader of a former colonial power. He also took delivery of an independent …

Lanae Spruce describes herself as a foodie and cultural connoisseur. But in the nation’s capital, the 31-year-old is better known for digital storytelling and building social media brands. Until September, Ms. Spruce designed and managed the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture’s award-winning social media accounts for …