René Girard is best known for his theory of ‘mimetic desire’. Now Peter Thiel and the vice-president are among his fans ...

These titles may stretch across several centuries, but they all prove that some stories, regardless of historical context, ...

Part period drama, part psychological thriller, director Pablo Larraín’s suspenseful and atmospheric film focuses on arguably ...

It is important in our times to understand the history and use of terms such as Zionism, Israel and the Jews, and how or if ...

Part period drama, part psychological thriller, director Pablo Larraín’s suspenseful and atmospheric film focuses on arguably ...

Scott Fitzgerald finished a draft of his third novel, “The Great Gatsby,” in a rental home in Saint-Raphaël. By the time Gabrielle Chanel arrived in 1928 — the Parisian couturier, then 45 and known as ...

It usually takes me a day to tap out a rough draft of this column, and I spend the next morning wrestling it into publishable form. The other five days of the week I devote to novel-writing. Stephen ...

“Before him, the couturier would go to the client and she would choose the textile, the style,” says Annick Lemoine, chief curator of the exhibition and director of the Petit Palais. “With Worth, it ...

From sewing labels into garments to using live models, Charles Frederick Worth was a pioneer that shaped the global fashion ...

If high school history class had involved historical fantasies like these, we all would have paid more attention.

A fantasy book with no magic? That’s like a bagel without cream cheese! Cereal without milk! An owl without a graduation cap!