An announcement from Simon & Schuster’s publisher left the literary community wondering whether blurbs, the little snippets of praise on a book jacket, are all they’re cracked up to be.

The lower back might be the most common area of complaint for desk workers. Its muscles hold you upright in the same position all day. But overusing them can cause fatigued muscles that can then ...

MSNBC Host Chris Hayes explores the evolution of the attention economy in “The Sirens' Call: How Attention Became the World's ...