I learned a new phrase the other day: “digital dementia.” It’s not an actual health condition — not yet, at least — but a ...

Despite wanting to be a doctor at first, Janae Lu, 17, found her high school English classes much more interesting than ...

“The grand Guignol exaggeration provides an excellent comic read, as we fail to take completely seriously his worrywart ...

We were looking for poetry that had struck its readers, for whatever reasons, as unforgettable, enduring, and influential: ...

The poet joins Kevin Young to read and discuss “I have slept in many places, for years on mattresses that entered,” by Diane Seuss, and his own poem “This Is a Test of the Federal Emergency ...

Her writing toed the line between fine art and poetry, asking readers to think of language as a multidimensional tool of communication and politics.

Parents need to know that this movie about the creation of Facebook will appeal to media-savvy tweens and young teens, but there's so much sexuality, drug use, drinking, and swearing (lots of "a--hole ...

In his latest book, Peter Kirkpatrick retrieves from Australian cultural history the compelling figure of the “ wild reciter ...

World Poetry Day is observed annually on March 21 to pay tribute to poets. It also aims to promote the reading, writing, and teaching of poetry worldwide. Poetry is a form of art and culture.

William Adolphe Bouguereau 1825-1905. Homer and his Guide 1874 via Wikimedia Commons Poetry stands as one of humanity’s oldest art forms. It is the art of manipulating words into rhythm and meaning to ...

The number of smart meter installations slumped last year despite energy suppliers ramping up efforts to move households onto them. There were 3million smart and advanced meters installed in ...

Everyone knows the MBTA can be loud. Ever wonder exactly how loud? Try pin-your-ears-back rock concert loud. Or jackhammer, or chain saw loud. That’s what the Globe discovered at several of the ...