Review: Don’t let details bog you down and ‘Captain America: Brave New World’ works, despite itself
The screenplay of the latest movie in the MCU tries to be too many things to too many prior adventures, but at its core is a ...
This Book on World War I Changed How I Think of Nonfiction
Paul Fussell’s 50-year-old survey of trench warfare deserves a new generation of readers, our book critic writes.
With an Evil Empire’s Power Comes Great Responsibility
Weighty player choices give the fantasy role-playing game Avowed an impressive central narrative. But simplistic combat and ...
Helen Fielding Has a Big Collection of ‘Sadly Ineffective’ Self-Help Books
The creator of Bridget Jones, who grew up on Jane Austen and Jackie Collins, has no patience for “snobbery about escapist ...
12 times 'Saturday Night Live' made a cultural bang over the past 50 years
Live” was built with a cast of young no-names performing countercultural comedy. Fifty years later, it is firmly part of the culture, dictating mainstream comedy instead of throwing spitballs from the ...
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Murder mystery 'We Would Never' is a twisty family character study
Based on true events, Tova Mirvis' new novel "might read in parts like a domestic romp wrapped in yellow crime scene tape, ...
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Rea Irvin’s “Eustace Tilley” at One Hundred
Rea Irvin, a savvy man-about-town, designed the first cover, planned for February, 1925. He rejected the initial concept of a ...
Federal Judge Blocks DOGE From Accessing Sensitive U.S. Treasury Department Material
District Judge Paul A. Engelmayer issued the preliminary injunction after 19 Democratic attorneys general sued Trump.