An “excellent” school surpassed the ordinary, average school. Once upon a time. Now, the word “excellent” has come to mean, simply, “pretty good”. Maybe something slightly better than “satisfactory”.

Imagine driving through California’s sunlit streets, approaching a crosswalk that tells you to “SLOW.” But something’s off — it’s misspelled: “SOLW.” The ...

Looking at the past to understand the present, making art as a form of resistance, addressing trauma through storytelling -- ...

A Californian Visual Language” at UCSB’s Art, Design & Architecture Museum explores how artists use text to challenge ...

Italian visual artist Maurizio Cattelan went into an art museum in Miami Beach and displayed a banana duct taped to a wall.

The crossword constructors Natan Last and Robyn Weintraub join The New Yorker’s Puzzles & Games editor, Liz Maynes-Aminzade, to share their insights into crafting the perfect puzzle.