Kanye West is now officially 'Ye'
The change has been in the works since at least since 2018, when he released a studio album by that name. He has cited its biblical significance as "you," noting "So I'm you, I'm us, it's us."
Arts & Life
Lucy Barton returns — and reconnects with an old love — in 'Oh William!'
Lucy Barton — the redoubtable memoirist we've met in two previous novels — returns in Elizabeth Strout's Oh William!, reconnecting with her estranged first husband after her second husband dies.
This book of poetry says, 'I have fists,' and the world needs to know
Chinese American poet Jane Wong's new collection, How Not to Be Afraid of Everything, grapples with fear and anger at her family's silence about what they suffered in China's Great Leap Forward.
Jane Goodall encourages all to act to save Earth in 'The Book of Hope'
The primatologist says it's crucial that young people know how positive action can still shift the frightening trajectories of climate crisis, biodiversity loss, and the ongoing global pandemic.
Carmen Mola was a popular Spanish novelist. Three male writers made her up
Antonio Mercero, Agustín Martínez and Jorge Díaz not only created a series of highly successful novels in Mola's name, but also invented the author herself.
'Genius' actor Cynthia Erivo opens up her voice on 'Ch. 1 Vs. 1'
The British actor and singer played abolitionist Harriet Tubman in Harriet, and Aretha Franklin in Genius: Aretha. Now Erivo has a debut album. "I sing often with a bit of a smile," she says.
'Succession' season premiere recap: The Roys are racing to hell. Who's leading?
The third season of Succession kicks off with the entire Roy family, plus some of their associates, on the road to ruin. We rank the characters in order of the speed at which they are hurtling along.
What 'Squid Game' gets right and wrong about Pakistani migrant workers
One of the characters in the global Netflix hit is Ali Abdul, a Pakistani migrant working (and exploited) in South Korea. Pakistanis are weighing in on the character — and the casting.
It's been 42 years since 'The Hitchhiker's Guide' answered the ultimate question
The first Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy book was published in October 1979. Fans are looking back at how the series has endured in popularity and why it's still relevant.
Here's the data on Brent Spiner's loopy, self-referential new novel 'Fan Fiction'
Fan Fiction is part memoir, part noir pastiche and maybe a little bit true. Is it a great work? No. Is it a lot of fun? Yes. Is it a book that could only have been written by Brent Spiner? Absolutely.