Galileo's struggles with ignorant authorities have eerie parallels in our own age.

How is the modern game of baseball played, and what is expected? How does it differ from past generations of players?

Chung Min Lee reveals Kim Jong Un for what he is: A dictator who will use any methods available to stay on top.

Encountering Roberto Rossellini’s “The Flowers of St. Francis,” which turns 70 this year, will be an odd experience for most first-timers.

Marcia Bjornerud takes the reader on a tour de force of geology that explains how the contemporary earth sciences help with what religiously inclined readers might call the task of theological anthropology: a consideration of the world beyond humans, the world with humans, and the forces far beyond that shape us all.

Apple’s new album feels like a sustained performance, dense with emotion and observation.