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My Catholic Mother-in-Law Wanted to Take My Jewish Daughter to Midnight Mass. My Reaction Surprised Me.

What came after surprised me even more.

A Critic’s Picks for Holiday Watching

From old favorites to BET Plus’s latest offerings, what we’re watching this holiday season.

James Cameron: Master of the Sequel

Characters aren’t Avatar: The Way of Water’s strong point—but it does so much well.

Babylon Is a Defecating Elephant of a Movie

Brad Pitt and Margot Robbie star, but Damien Chazelle’s movie crawls up its own mammoth butt.

A List of All the Things George Santos, the Scamming Congressman-Elect, Has Lied About

No, he is not Jewish, he did not lose several employees in a mass shooting, and he was not a landlord.

Inside the Elite Society for an Underappreciated Sort of Actor

“Much like, I guess, the Academy, your work has to be acknowledged by these peers to garner entrance to this group of idiots.”

Avatar 2’s Space Whales Can Be Traced Back to a Very Particular Historical Moment

The Way of Water’s alien cetaceans are part of a rich tradition.

Kathy Hochul’s Nominee for New York’s Top Judge Is an Absolute Disaster for Democrats

The governor had a chance to reshape the state’s highest court. She blew it.

The “Is Trump Lying or Deluded?” Question Has Been Answered

Trump was warned to tell his supporters to be peaceful, but he refused.

The People Who Saw What Elon Musk Is Doing to Twitter and Said, “Yes, Hire Me”

“I think everyone says crazy stuff at a certain point,” one Twitter applicant said of his prospective new boss.