A pianist of strong opinions.

A chess star emerges for the post-computer age.

From birth, we spend a third of our lives asleep. After decades of research, we’re still not sure why.

David Foster Wallace’s struggle to surpass “Infinite Jest.”

How Tony Gilroy surprises jaded moviegoers.

A chef with cancer fights to save his tongue.

Malcolm Lowry’s mysterious demise.

Why do the archives of so many great writers end up in Texas?

Is James Joyce’s grandson suppressing scholarship?