The musician Mitski, who just released her eighth studio album, “Nothing’s About to Happen to Me,” discusses an album, a TV ...

In his treatise on Islamic governance, Iran’s revolutionary leader, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, raged at the idea of political leadership passing down through family lines. Monarchy and hereditary ...

For decades, research universities have relied on federal funding, with no guarantee that it will last. Now their survival may depend on compliance with the government.

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Every awards season is one battle after another, and the ninety-eighth Academy Awards ceremony promises a more climactic showdown than most.

Published in the print edition of the March 16, 2026, issue, with the headline “A Day in the Pre-Internet World*.” If you’re on your phone: Clara and Desmond are spies, and they are meeting at a ...

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As the cost of living continues to spiral upward, the White House is dismantling the government agency built to protect Americans from financial ruin.

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A flurry of well-timed bets and anonymous on Polymarket right before the U.S. strike on Iran shows the need for reform.