In the third book of C.S. Lewis’s space trilogy, That Hideous Strength, the evil organization “N.I.C.E.” Is finally defeated when the spell of Babel is cast upon them and they can no longer ...

Babel, whose original derivation from the Hebrew name for Babylon dates even further back to Akkadian—an extinct East Semitic language spoken in ancient Mesopotamia—refers to the Akkadian name of the ...

Editor's note: This segment was rebroadcast on Aug. 30, 2023. Click here for that audio. On a balmy summer evening this August, fantasy fans are lined up outside the Brattle Theatre in Cambridge, Mass ...

Instant #1 New York Times Bestseller from the author of The Poppy War "Absolutely phenomenal. One of the most brilliant, razor-sharp books I've had the pleasure of reading that isn't just an ...

Language has power. It can influence our thoughts, interactions, and even the way we dream. This multifaceted influence of language is explored in R. F. Kuang’s “Babel: Or, The Necessity of Violence: ...