Long before Disney turned Beauty and the Beast and The Little Mermaid into global blockbusters, European writers, editors, and folklorists captivated readers with their fairy-tale collections as early ...

Every life is a universe all its own.

From novels to poetry to essays to graphic novels, Margaret Atwood has dabbled in nearly every written medium there is, except for memoir. That changes now. “Book of Lives” (out now from Doubleday) ...

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Illustration by The Atlantic. Source: Mert Alas and Marcus Piggot. The album sometimes does fit that description—especially on the relatively strong, if unexpectedly downcast, opening three songs.

During the past four decades, Stephen Mills has created more than 60 completely new dances for Ballet Austin. A dozen or so of those were devised before Mills was named artistic director in 2000. This ...

Welcome to the first day of astronomical fall, marked by today’s Autumn Equinox - a day equally split between light and dark. For those of you who don’t normally celebrate this doorway into a new ...

Fall has arrived. This season is the time of year when tree leaves change colors, offering a collection of vibrant autumn hues. The change from green leaf colors is driven primarily by the shrinking ...

No need to travel to the countryside for leaf peeping. Here’s a collection of North American urban walks that will immerse you in the colors of fall. Stanley Park in Vancouver, British Columbia, has ...

Meteorological fall begins on September 1, while astronomical fall starts on September 22 at 2:19 PM ET. Meteorological seasons are based on temperature, while astronomical seasons are based on the ...