Geert Wilders fell short in forming a government, yet the far right's influence in the Netherlands remains strong.
On Wednesday, the Dutch head to the polls once more. This marks the ninth election for the Tweede Kamer, the…
Zadie Smith's Top Books: A Ranking from White Teeth to Swing Time
8. The Autograph Man (2002) After the massive success of White Teeth—which famously sold for a six-figure sum while Zadie…
Review of The Anthony Bourdain Reader: Uncovering hidden treasures from the charismatic chef who became a celebrated writer.
The moment you think of Anthony Bourdain, a flood of TV memories comes rushing back. There he is—in shows like…
Christine, Caroline Flack's mother, is looking for answers and wants to set the record straight.
When Disney approached Christine Flack about making a documentary focusing on the final months of her daughter Caroline’s life before…
"People saw me as a communist for running this as a non-profit": Is Wikipedia's Jimmy Wales the tech world's last ethical leader?
Wikipedia turns 25 in January. Jimmy Wales’s daughter will also be 25, just three weeks older. This is no coincidence:…
Two men have been arrested in connection with the Louvre jewel theft.
French media report that two suspects have been arrested in connection with last Sunday’s theft at the Louvre museum in…
Concerns are growing that the temporary ceasefire line in Gaza might solidify into a permanent border.
A temporary yellow line marking Gaza’s ceasefire is becoming more physically defined as the fragile truce shows signs of stalling,…
Russia detains Ukrainian biologist for supporting limits on Antarctic krill harvesting.
A diplomatic dispute has broken out over the “illegal” detention of a Ukrainian scientist accused by the Kremlin of harming…
Kupiansk's gradual decline mirrors the fate of other frontline cities in Ukraine, where life has all but vanished.
Seventy-seven-year-old Lyubov Lobunets fled her home in the frontline Ukrainian city of Kupiansk last August after a Russian explosive struck…
We yawn for reasons that are likely different from what most people assume.
All vertebrates yawn, or engage in a behavior that closely resembles yawning. Social baboons yawn, as do more solitary orangutans.…