Digitally, Yours

by Matthew Walther May 12, 2013 4:45 AM EDT

Two literary men who have never met exchange emails for a year.... MORE

An Ode to Mom

by Gloria Steinem, Erica Jong, Fay Weldon, Dalma Heyn, Joyce Maynard May 12, 2013 4:45 AM EDT

Gloria Steinem, Erica Jong, and other writers pay tribute to their mothers, who were all memorable... MORE

WWII’s Strangest Battle

by Andrew Roberts May 12, 2013 4:45 AM EDT

For one time only, Germans and Allies fought together in WWII.... MORE

On the Afghan Frontier

by John Kael Weston May 11, 2013 3:15 PM EDT

John Kael Weston talks to Carter Malkasian, a top expert on Afghanistan, on what he learned from... MORE

The Week’s Best Reads

by David Sessions May 11, 2013 4:45 AM EDT

The Daily Beast picks the best journalism from around the web this week. By David Sessions. MORE

My Search for a Sugar Daddy

by Helen Croydon May 11, 2013 4:45 AM EDT

Tired of guys her own age, Helen Croydon joined a site ‘where the classy, attractive and affluent... MORE

How to Help Your Anxious Kid

by Eliza Shapiro May 11, 2013 4:45 AM EDT

The most important step you can take is calming your own anxieties, says a new book. MORE

The Coal Baron’s Downfall

by Laurence Leamer May 11, 2013 4:45 AM EDT

Donald Blankenship was the most powerful coal mogul in America, but he could soon be indicted.... MORE

Great Gatsby: Book Versus Movie

by Jon Reiner May 10, 2013 10:52 AM EDT

'Gatsby' obsessive Jon Reiner analyzes the liberties that Baz Luhrmann takes in adapting the... MORE

Paul Farmer: The Big Idea

by Paul Farmer May 10, 2013 8:45 AM EDT

The charismatic doctor and activist talks about why the U.S. health-care system is not working. MORE

The End of Us and Them

by Jimmy So May 10, 2013 4:45 AM EDT

Can distinguished historian David Cannadine end humanity’s conflict once and for all, or will he be... MORE

The Problem With Daisy

by Katie Baker May 10, 2013 4:45 AM EDT

Why have critics and readers throughout the ages hated Gatsby’s girl so much? By Katie Baker. MORE