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Napoleon’s story hasn’t changed. But in an age when many people feel buffeted by forces beyond their control, the notion of the Great Man struggles to inspire us.

Sondheim has been canonized, with revivals and revues everywhere. It’s a development he might have greeted with deep ambivalence.

We are shaped by the landscapes we are born to as inescapably as any other earthly creature born to any other ecosystem.

Sidestep old grudges and political disagreements, and give yourself the gift of peace.

After my daughter’s death, I have been approaching this holiday with trepidation.

Silicon Valley has immersed us in an expensive, pervasive and perennially annoying type of automated capitalism.

In a break from the past, the Western world’s wealthiest people no longer try to support the societies they live in.

Malcolm X still looms over our current moment. But the version of the man that we meet now is much more human, relatable, problematic and inspirational, for all his flaws.

The film director helped populate the Internet with sad girls and elevate the cultural allure of feminine ennui. Has she put pop culture in a gilded cage?

Few people can relate to a life of fame and excess like Matthew Perry’s. But many of us can recognize a struggle with shame.