In today’s newsletter, the ritualistic sights and scenes at Pope Francis’s funeral. Plus: I watched the funeral for Pope ...

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Jeff Bark’s elaborately composed scenes channel sundered American fantasies. They also function as personal folklore.

In Dea Kulumbegashvili’s film, Ia Sukhitashvili plays a Georgian obstetrician who views a woman’s right to choose as an ...

From the daily newsletter: what happens when we can optimize pregnancy. Plus: Susan B. Glasser on Trump’s confused desires.

How U.S. military lawyers see Israel’s invasion of Gaza—and the public’s reaction to it—as a dress rehearsal for a potential ...

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As Tesla’s profits drop, a group called Everyone Hates Elon is going viral for plastering London with fake advertisements for ...

This documentary examines the economic changes and managerial missteps that brought the city to the brink of bankruptcy in ...

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