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Two Little Women Superfans Debate the New Movie’s Inception-Style Ending

Greta Gerwig’s 2019 adaptation leaves one aspect surprisingly open to interpretation.

What’s Fact and What’s Fiction in Just Mercy

Was Bryan Stevenson really strip-searched? Was Walter McMillian’s judge really named “Robert E. Lee”? We break down the new movie.

Spoiling Little Women, Greta Gerwig’s Take on the March Sisters

Greta Gerwig’s adaptation makes the well-trodden story feel fresh.

Dear Prudence Podcast: Help! My Friend’s Husband Always Makes a Point to Threaten My Harmless Dog.

He gets annoyed if I don’t apologize on behalf of my dog, even though he doesn’t do anything but howl.

My Favorite Performance This Year Was the Magnetic, Annoying Adam Sandler in Uncut Gems

The repellent charisma of a guy who never seems to realize he’s yelling, maybe because he’s always yelling.

Dear Care and Feeding: How Do We Keep Our Babysitter’s Abusive Ex Away From Our Kids?

Parenting advice on babysitters, guns, and missing dogs.

The Two Women at the Heart of Parasite

Chang Hyae-jin and Lee Jung-eun play roles usually considered secondary, but they know exactly what’s going on.

Lighten Your Political Load With the Trumpcast Comedy Team

Laugh off the year with the Trumpcast comedy team.

My Decade in Online Dating

From OKCupid to Tinder to Hinge to Bumble to Hater to Feeld to Raya.

Ex-Trump Officials Declare Tax Cuts Worked, Don’t Cite Evidence of Tax Cuts Working

It's a valiant exercise in using some true data points to paint a misleading picture.