Washington National Opera leaves Kennedy Center as politics reshape the arts

The Washington National Opera announced Friday that it will end its more than 50-year affiliation with the John F. Kennedy ...

I yearn for my mother’s perfect rice pudding. You will, too

January happens to be an especially celebratory month for my family and me. My younger brother’s birthday falls on the first ...

Trump’s Venezuelan oil rush is doomed from the start

In wake of U.S. forces abducting Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro, President Donald Trump has bullishly predicted that ...

RFK Jr. redefines “moderate drinking” in federal guidelines

Kennedy Jr. has reignited one of the country’s most persistent cultural arguments with his department’s newly released ...

At 250, Thomas Paine’s “Common Sense” still matters

Paine’s timing for “Common Sense,” the first widely-read pamphlet proposing independence rather than pleading for rights and ...

“Mar-a-Lago face” hits its expiration date

Lago face” label have slowed, and online conversation has shifted toward newer aesthetics. Despite its ubiquitous appearance ...
Opinion

Tony Dokoupil’s viral first week should worry Bari Weiss

As Tony Dokoupil himself put it on his chaotic first official day anchoring the “CBS Evening News,” “First day, big problems here.” He was supposed to start his new gig as anchor on Monday, but his ...