The author of “Convenience Store Woman” has gained a cult following by seeing the ordinary world as science fiction.

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New on the shelves this week: An obit writer writes — and drunkenly publishes — his own obituary. A Hungarian teen stumbles into adulthood.... Don't worry, you've come to a safe space.

Four finalists have been nominated for the 2025 Marcel Duchamp Prize: Xie Lei, Bianca Bondi, Eva Nielsen and Lionel Sabatté.

Cardman has this type of portrait, as well. But in this photograph by Valcarcel, Cardman embodies the past and future of human spaceflight, all while reflecting her own experience. Had she not ...

Over four months, March through June 1905, Albert Einstein produced four papers that revolutionized science. One explained how to measure the size of molecules in a liquid, a second posited how to ...