I hardly need to remind anyone that exercise is good for both mind and body. Study after study confirms that one of the best ways to keep the mind sharp is to learn something new. Doing so creates new ...

John Guillory’s “Cultural Capital,” published amid the 1990s canon wars, became a classic. In a follow-up, “Professing Criticism,” he takes on his field’s deep funk. By Jennifer Schuessler Thirty ...

J onathan Kramnick’s book Criticism and Truth is more modest than its title suggests. Essentially an apologia for the nuts-and-bolts work of literary studies, it is best described not as “ambitious” — ...

The CBSE Class 10 English examination concluded today, with students across centres describing the paper as easy, balanced, and largely within expectations. Initial reactions indicate that most ...