Novelist Catherine Lacey presents a potent – and timely – premise in her new book, “Pew” (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 207 pp., ★★★ out of four). A young person – name, gender and ...

If you’re an iPhone user looking for a new way to annoy your friends from afar, you can now type “pew pew” in iMessage to send them a laser light show, as a little treat. In case you weren ...