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.

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

Justice does not require conquest and coercion. It is achieved through mercy and compassion. A soft word is stronger than the sword.

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You may or may not share Dante’s religious convictions, but perhaps you can relate to the notion that romantic love at its ...

The “Everything Everywhere All at Once” actor talks about masculinity, romance and his tradition with his forever Valentine.