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The Academy Is Taking One of 2024’s Biggest and Best Movies for Granted

The sci-fi blockbuster was conspicuously missing from several categories—including ones that the original movie won.

We’re Moving Abroad to Escape Trump

Plus: how to help your little one pick up a new language, and when to start getting your documents in order.

Pete Hegseth’s Confirmation Process Exposes the Biggest Lie of Trump’s 2024 Campaign

We're headed for another rubber stamp and whitewash.

My Boyfriend and I Are Planning to Buy a House Together. But He Has Weird Ideas About Who Will “Own” It.

I don't agree with his philosophy.

I Finally Got Out of an Abusive Marriage. Now My Sister Is Posting All Over Facebook That “Divorce Is Not an Option.”

How could she?

Help! The House My Daughter Wants to Buy Is in a Terrifying Neighborhood. She Refuses to See It That Way.

And worse, she’s accusing me of prejudice!

It Dominated the Oscar Nominations. It’s One of the Worst Movies of the Year.

Emilia Pérez is not a good movie.

Netflix’s Hit Rom-Com Show Is Back—and Makes a Familiar Mistake

XO, Kitty should introduce its protagonist to some people outside her friend group.

The Unspoken Reason for Trump’s Jan. 6 Pardons

The president only has one argument he can make to defend this. He never will.

Trump’s Most Shockingly Ambitious Executive Order

The order is a reminder that Americans live in two different worlds regarding the government’s use of the ultimate punishment.