Monica Hesse

In 1869, Laura Ingalls peered out from the keyhole-shaped opening of a covered wagon bound for Kansas, and the American story she saw became the American story you heard, in

In a new adaptation of the book series, there's more destiny to manifest and more American myths to make

Here’s how to prepare your brain for Christopher Nolan’s new adaptation.

Monica Hesse We can discuss later whether my education was merely eclectic or an utter catastrophe, but somehow, having successfully avoided

Last Friday I wrote an essay on “The Odyssey” and, in the normal course of revising, decided three paragraphs about linguistics weren't sufficiently germane to the rest of the column.

You emailed me in droves asking for the missing text in a column about a movie version of a poem. That’s how much we all care about stories.

A new TikTok trend spoofing Netflix true crime dramas plays with the idea that our lives may also contain unexpected peril.

By Monica Hesse Washington Post One joy of the World Cup this summer was watching foreigners from all over the world unexpectedly fall in love with America.