Culture

Texas now mandates the Ten Commandments be displayed in every public classroom. Supporters say the biblical strictures are foundational to understanding the law. Opponents say the new requirement violates the Constitution, prioritizing Christianity over other religions.

To lull my kids in the car on hectic days, I crank up the real classics – think Bach, Chopin, and Mozart. 

After a lifetime on the road, my books finally got the storybook ending they deserved – and so did I. 

In Marottichal, every home has a chessboard – and two-thirds of residents play the game. 

When the world seems bleak, I peruse gardening flyers and marketing emails and fantasize about fields of daffodils.

Nema Musa left Sudan with only the clothes on her back, her college notebook, two student ID cards, and receipts proving she had paid her tuition.

Celine Song’s follow-up to “Past Lives” is another film that focuses on the nature of love. “Materialists,” our critic observes, poses the question, What kind of life do its people deserve?

This Father’s Day, 6 writers honor their dads and the lessons they passed down – often by simply living their values.

In the United Kingdom, millennials are bonding over an unusual shared touchpoint: the hymns they sang in their elementary school assemblies. 

Can a new graphic novel help cement the legacy of Robert Smalls? The little-known Civil War figure caught the attention of a Hollywood writer and producer, who says that telling Smalls’ story could “change lives.”