Nicolas Cage’s high-pitched screams during the infamous bee scene in The Wicker Man have become meme legend. Trapped in a ...

This painting shaped the way modern society envisions the ancient Roman gladiator. But was it historically accurate?

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The winner of this year’s National Book Award in fiction has published several collections of poems. Our critic takes a look.