We are a nation that just can’t quit Moby-Dick. In a new series of paintings now on view at the New Bedford Whaling Museum, painter Christopher Volpe shows why. He explores how Herman Melville’s dark ...

Though it may seem modern, whales have been sinking boats since at least the 1800's. In 1820, a sperm whale sank a whaling boat. The lifeboats were later attacked by what may have been orcas. This ...

If Herman Melville were alive to witness the 170th birthday of his novel "Moby Dick" on Oct. 18, he would be genuinely surprised if anyone noticed. Although enshrined in the pantheon of great American ...

A guest follows along during the 25-hour-long reading of Herman Melville's Moby-Dick; or, the Whale at the New Bedford Whaling Museum in Massachusetts. Craig F. Walker/The Boston Globe via Getty ...