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Between the hot war in Europe and a brewing cold one between America and China, today’s world has a very 20th-century feel. Amid these echoes, historians and international-relations buffs have been ...

If there is any one, consistent purpose to Surrealism, it is to bring into question, and finally undo, the conventional idea of reality as stable and self-evident. As Breton wrote, "let us not forget ...

The 20th century was the bloodiest in history. By now, the destruction is generally acknowledged, but the causes of the century's murderous conflicts are still matters of debate. So is the haunting ...

Edwin Frank is somewhat of a legend. The editorial director of New York Review Books and founder of the New York Review Books Classics series, his discernment has helped shape highbrow literary tastes ...

Charleston is famed for its preservation policies. As a result, the city has one of the largest and best-preserved collections of 18th and 19th century architecture in the United States. While the ...