"All writers will be buried, but try to bury their books, and somebody will always dig them up again"

Robert Wilson created spectacles that defied interpretation. So his critics wrote about their own ideas instead

Can Whales Sing with Their Mouths Full?

Why Is Donald Trump Suddenly Obsessed With Men's Bodies, Especially Their Butts?

Sylvia Plath’s verbal calisthenics. Nothing was off limits, including sonnets, villanelles, poems in terza rima, and even Audenesque quatrains

Listen to the Earliest Known Recordings of a Nearly Dead American Language

A Ken Paxton Moment

Building connections across the research infrastructure

California's Bond Issues Aren't 'Free' Money. Voters Should Tread Carefully.

MIT-led team receives funding to develop a wearable monitor for early disease detection

Quacks Vote To Approve Duck Bills in D.C. and Denver

‘Cellophane’ bees make their nests from biodegradable plastic

New system gives users more control over their online experience

I *Don’t* Quit: Some people hate their jobs. But they solemnly refuse to leave

On Escaping the Self

Hasan Piker's Defamation Suit Against Scott Jennings Isn't As Simple as It Seems

Hills and mountains

The Last Clear Chance

Hoover Daily Report | October 29, 2026

The Variety Bag Has Ruined Halloween

Ketamine’s Role in Alleged Cornell Rape Highlights Flood of Psychoactive Drugs on Campus