Reading, writes Edwina Preston, is a way of journeying on the wings of others without moving from the armchair (or bed). Here ...

Everett gives James the gift of language, and James writes his account of his travels with a stolen pencil stub—one which ...

No other classic text has left such a mark on how we tell stories, create theatre, and structure film. But what does it ...

Epic Games Store offers free game Behind the Frame: The Finest Scenery on January 23. Behind the Frame praised for its cozy atmosphere and Studio Ghibli-inspired art style. EGS users can claim ...

For their definition, the group focused on adiposity, the amount of fat stored in the body, and how it affected organs and tissue. “We define clinical obesity as a chronic, systemic illness ...

The new definitions aim to resolve any conflict in medical circles over whether obesity is a disease or just a risk factor. Global health leaders have proposed a “dramatic overhaul” of the way ...

The 172nd Akutagawa literary prize was awarded Wednesday to authors Jose Ando and Yui Suzuki, while Shin Iyohara took home the Naoki Prize. The Akutagawa Prize, given to up-and-coming writers for ...

In Tuesday's issue of The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology, 58 international experts across a range of medical specialties and people with lived experience released a report proposing a new definition ...

Seven Irish authors have made the (very) longlist of 71 books nominated by libraries in 34 countries for the 2025 Dublin Literary Award, the world’s most valuable annual prize for a single work ...

But from these hardships, a powerful literary movement has emerged. David Rennie, The Economist’s geopolitics editor, and Alice Su, our senior China correspondent, analyse “Winter Swimming ...

His writing style, which features realism and the grotesque, has influenced modern literature and created a lane that is authentically his. Like many authors who have mastered specific themes ...

Escape Academy is the free Epic Games Store game for January 16. The escape-the-room-style puzzler is the fourth EGS freebie of 2025. Based on its OpenCritic score, Escape Academy is set to be the ...