Erin Douglass wears two Monitor hats – the fedora of contributing book reviewer since 2021 and the visor of copy editor since 2023. She tries not to wear them simultaneously, because that would look ...

With a baker’s dozen nominations, including the first for an openly transgender actress, “Emilia Pérez” has emerged as the Oscar front-runner.

Pico Iyer makes time for retreats at a Benedictine hermitage in California. In “Aflame: Learning From Silence,” he writes about finding clarity.

The LA fires burned synagogues, churches, and mosques. But their congregations are still there, and are working to help others.

As China emerges as a dominant market force, America – under President Trump’s leadership – is trying to find its new place in the global economy.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has made Ukraine’s book publishing industry a target of the war. But the industry and Ukrainian readers are keeping books alive as a source of Ukraine’s resilient ...

Hamas agreement earns gratitude from both sides, a reflection of Qatar’s focus on patience and empathy.

President Donald Trump is rolling back the government’s decades-long push for diversity, equity, and inclusion. DEI’s supporters say it ensures historically marginalized groups are included, while ...

The spiritual view of life opens to us every individual’s limitless worth.

Librarian of Year John Szabo, of the Los Angeles Public Library, talks about the fires and why libraries are so important in these political times.

Liberal internationalism is losing its luster with many voters internationally. Could Donald Trump’s inauguration mark an end to the post World War II project?

Residents who lost houses to fire weigh selling properties to corporate buyers as costs of available housing in Greater Los Angeles skyrockets.