I always advocate in favour of more sci-fi plays, and over the past decade there have been a gratifying number of them. But ...

Philosophers have always wrestled with how love can be so morally important, yet so personal and even arbitrary.

The spirit of Valentine’s Day, like February itself, is best kept short and sweet. On the occasion of a notoriously ...

In 1997, for example, Vivian Gornick wrote that love was no longer the primary narrative conflict of contemporary literature.

Saint Valentine’s Day is a challenge, because the symbols are so clear, but we are not. We can love someone and be afraid to show it.

There’s now a thriving industry based on expediting heartbreak. The lovelorn can check into a Heartbreak Hotel on London’s Broadway Market; do Yoga with Adriene classes to help them “tend to” their ...