Wong envisioned a world where disabled people, particularly those from multiple marginalized backgrounds, could live freely ...

Alice Wong, 51, amplified the voices of disabled Americans with her books and her oral history platform, the Disability ...

Born with muscular dystrophy, she received a MacArthur “Genius” grant in 2024 for her decades of calling attention to the ...

Perspective is everything, but these curious maps might give a whole new approach to the weird and wonderful world that we ...

A s America prepares for the 250th anniversary of its declaration of independence from Britain, there is a pitched battle over what the American story is, and who gets to tell it. Jill Lepore is at ...

The Borso D’Este Bible, one of the world's most beautiful books, is on view in Rome as part of the Vatican's Holy Year ...

In 1935, in the depths of the Great Depression, the U.S. Congress passed what’s sometimes called the “Second New Deal.” It ...

On Oct. 9, trustees of the Library Company of Philadelphia voted to cede the independence of this nearly 300-year-old ...

The Seattle Outlet is where unsold items from other Goodwill stores come for one final chance to find a home. Everything is sold by the pound here, which means incredible deals if you’re willing to ...

Democrats in Congress released three emails this morning in which Jeffrey Epstein, the convicted sex offender, suggested that ...

Preservation scientists are using polymer chemistry to help prevent old audio and video tapes from degrading beyond recognition ...

Decades after its founding, the mission of National Young Readers Week remains as vital as ever. In an era dominated by ...