Apolo Anton Ohno got the Olympics off to a record-breaking start by winning a silver medal in the 1,500-meter short-track final, becoming the most decorated American man and short-track speed skater in Winter Games history. Ohno, 27, was previously tied with speed skater Eric Heiden with five...

Adam Haslett’s debut novel pits a retired history teacher against the young banker trying to build a garish house on her father’s land. Reviewer Heller McAlpin calls Haslett’s book “a literary go-kart.” » E-Mail This     » Add to...

If you’re like me, then you’re one of a dozen people who’ve seen the indie comedy Rocket Science. If not, then toss it in your Netflix Queue or whatever and watch it ASAP, if for no other reason then to at least check out yet another fantastic performance from Oscar nominee...

In her book Get Me Out: A History of Childbirth from the Garden of Eden to the Sperm Bank, Randi Hutter Epstein describes doctors who made great medical advances, but who had surprising flaws. Dr. J. Marion Sims, who is credited with curing vaginal fistulas, practiced on slave women,...