How a vinous fraudster rocked the wine industry.

Richard Sennett’s The Craftsman, by the light of the rising sun.

Was A History of Human Stupidity an example of its subject?

Houdini lives, on the silver screen.

Loren Eiseley fused science and the humanities like no one else.

Taxi to the Dark Side loses us en route.

An insider’s account of the Northern Ireland peace process.

A new history of the Civil War era looks closely at America, and doesn’t blink.

The secret to happiness is…still secret.

Robin Wright thinks the Middle East is changing for the better, but neglects to say why.