Samuel Johnson quipped that even the admirers of John Milton’s epic never wished it “longer than it is.” But “Paradise Lost” ...

While it’s always nice to get a reminder that actors and the characters they play on TV are very different people, it’s ...

Christian Weissmann, most know to fans of daytime television for his character Remy on CBS's The Bold and the Beautiful, ...

This holiday season, impress your friends and family with fun facts about the history of Christmas traditions, including the history of the “’Twas the Night Before Christmas” poem, from its ...

God often uses deep pain in a Christian's life to produce perseverance and character within us, which the Lord then uses to bless others in a variety of ways. A good example is Joseph Scriven, an ...

There is no mention of a friendship with the Gordons in any of Lewis's published biographies or correspondence, so Cossio concluded the connection was through a common friend, i.e., Tolkien.

Purchase this and other timeless New Criterion essays in our hard-copy reprint series. bear no names. The houses to which they lead over the remains of snowfields hover in the east wind like hawks.

Coleridge’s wide reading, friendship with poet William Wordsworth, and devotion to the written word made him a well-known figure worldwide. Coleridge’s first work to be published was his collection ...

Lazarus wrote several pieces on Jewish holidays, including The New Year (Rosh Hashana, 5643), in which she beautifully conveyed her vision of a people rolling homeward to its ancient source.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that Israel is safe for all visitors and that specifically, “when our Christian friends come here, you are embraced.” Amid escalating tensions between ...