In “The Enigma of Clarence Thomas,” Corey Robin tells of Thomas' transformation from left-wing black nationalist to controversial conservative. Read more ›
An extraordinary trove of fossils shows how plant and animal life recovered in the million years after an asteroid hit wiped out the dinosaurs.
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A new book looks at how Brooklyn's West Indian Day parade and its connections to Carnival in Trinidad nurtured the emergence of soca music. Read more ›
In psychology, the theory of "deviance regulation" posits that people generally behave in ways that elicit approval from others. Usually that means conforming to certain norms, or acting like everybody else to Read more ›
A new novel, "The Need," creates a disturbing portrait of motherhood when a woman overwhelmed by the demands of her day-to-day life encounters a masked intruder in her home who seems to know all of her secrets. Read more ›