There’s a scene in The Americans where the camera lingers on something aggressively ordinary: A suburban kitchen bathed in Reagan-era light. The fridge hums. The kids bicker. Philip pours a drink.

I highly recommend that everyone should run, not walk, to see “The Hail Mary,” the latest movie from Daniel Roebuck. He wrote, directed and stars in this wonderful, heartwarming film. Yes, it’s a ...

Chuck Norris dies at 86 after sudden hospitalization on Kauai, leaving a lasting legacy in action cinema. Live blog closed.

Find out which baby names were the most popular from 1980 to 1989, and how they compare to today. According to the Social Security Administration, the 200 most popular names were taken from 19,237,195 ...

During the academic year, I live in a college dorm. The subjects of chats in the dining hall are not too different from what they were when I was in college: classes, careers, sports, movies and ...

The two-time Oscar winner and beloved movie star lived every word of her most famous quote—and it’s one we all need to hear.

The US government doesn’t simply want Americans to support the war it launched with Israel on Iran; it wants to pump people up.

Born in the Transvaal in 1931, Archbishop Desmond Tutu died nearly five years ago, in the last week of 2021, but this documentary arrives as a timely reminder of his legacy and the great strides he ...

Reactions to the inadvertent, or intentional, use of the “queen mother of dirty words” are likely to be quite different these days.

George Arliss was the first British actor to win an Oscar. A play actor originally, Arliss first starred in the 1911 Louis Napoleon Parker play "Disraeli," which was later turned first into a silent ...

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.

Two years ago, the social psychologist Jonathan Haidt’s book about the dangers of social-media became a best-seller—and the subject of some critical eye-rolling. Now, for many, it’s become essential.