Scotland

Just months ago, the First Minister of Scotland was a hero to progressives and independence seekers. Then she resigned—merely the start of her downfall.

For the young performers in “Blue Bonnets,” a cultural pastime loaded with history is simply dance.

In the short film “Don vs Lightning,” inspired by a true story, an elderly Scottish grump can’t stop getting fried by the sky.

To really appreciate America’s fecklessness, you have to go back to the meeting that preceded all the bad COPs—the so-called Earth Summit, in 1992.

The country’s leader asks voters which kind of society they prefer to live in: Brexit Britain or a social-democratic Scotland.

Her latest novel, “Summerwater,” follows Britons on vacation, but snapshots of a family romance open onto a deeper story about a country’s long-simmering tensions.

The Declaration of Arboath, in which Scotland asserted its independence from England, will make a rare public appearance to honor the seven hundredth anniversary of its signing.

The author discusses “Found Wanting,” his story from this week’s issue of the magazine.

Does hurting make us human?

Outside of its native country, the dish has often served as a punch line. Once a year, though, it finds a customer base beyond its homeland.

It’s the nature of centenaries that a writer may get a second chance, making friends with readers whom she didn’t attract the first time around.

I had a sense that she was a good teacher, but I had no idea that she was such an influential one, and in the very area I had chosen.

For the British monarch, the Brexit vote marks an almost Shakespearean turn.