Gladiator II Is More Than Just a Spectacle
Ridley Scott’s ancient-Roman epic manages to find some beauty amid the savagery.
The Trump-Trumpist Divide
The incoming president wants to do things his voters have not embraced.
Throw Out Your Black Plastic Spatula
It’s probably leaching chemicals into your cooking oil.
The Supreme Court Has Itself to Blame for Texas Defying Its Orders
Greg Abbott is taking a stand to protect his state’s right to let children die in the Rio Grande, and four justices of the Supreme Court are encouraging him to do so.
Another Theory of the Trump Movement
Who else but Sigmund Freud to help explain?
How One Woman Became the Scapegoat for America’s Reading Crisis
Lucy Calkins was an education superstar. Now she’s cast as the reason a generation of students struggles to read. Can she reclaim her good name?
The People Who Quit Dating
Being single can be hard—but the search for love may be harder.