A guide to the Week One distractions, late-night devilry, executive overreach, and the Administration’s early infighting.

Richard Brody on the contenders. Plus: the mastermind of Trump’s tariff program; the long shadow of the Chinese Exclusion Act; and an origami master who lost his lifework in the L.A. fires ...

Incident,” about a police shooting, and “I’m Not a Robot,” about technology and identity, will compete in two short-film categories at the ceremony in March.

With the announcement of this year’s Oscar nominations, the members of the Academy have, in effect, responded to the natural and political disasters of the moment in the name of solidarity. A ...

The true cost of the immigration policy can be measured in the generations of Chinese Americans who were never born.

That’s a great question, ma’am. Do I tell my male clients with female spouses that their wives have “work husbands”? No, in my experience, those are generally just called “friends.” It’s only when a ...

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Lawmakers attempting to regulate children’s access to social media must decide whether bans or warning labels are the optimal ...

The scholar recommends four inventive books that offer instruction on how to create meaning, beauty, and intimacy amid ...

Grammar tips from a thirty-eighty-year-old with an English degree. Ten types of neighbors you may encounter in an apartment ...

Robin Wright reports on D.C.’s real power players. Plus: our writers on Trump’s Day One; revisiting Philip Roth’s “The Plot ...

Highlights include a spare reworking of the 1927 musical “Show Boat” and a surprisingly touching new piece by the shock ...