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Here's everything you need to know about the amazing conclusion of Christopher Nolan's "The Odyssey," explained.

When the Democrats nominated Barack Obama to represent their party in the 2008 presidential election many voters consoled themselves with this thought: “Well, at least it’s not Hillary.” Unfortunately ...

Wagner’s war on criticism exposes the judiciary’s growing conceit — and why Parliament must rediscover its constitutional duty to check it You can save this article by registering for free here. Or ...

“Disclosure Day” is upon us. Steven Spielberg’s latest, which follows a whistleblower (Josh O’Connor) and a TV weatherwoman (Emily Blunt) on a desperate quest to expose the truth about ...

Look at our battered world, and you see two presidents, Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin, caught in wars that they are struggling to finish. There’s a common theme with the Iran and Ukraine conflicts ...

Be careful what you wish for. This idea, often explored in fiction, lies at the center of “Obsession,” Focus Features‘ new horror film from writer/director/editor Curry Barker. The movie follows Bear ...

Why didn’t China’s rise trigger containment sooner? For three decades, Beijing’s economic weight expanded dramatically, its military modernized at speed, and its diplomatic footprint widened across ...

In the early days of the Peloponnesian War, 150 Athenian ships stood ready to sail against Sparta. But they had trouble leaving the harbor. According to Plutarch, writing nearly five centuries later: ...

Baseball is America’s sport. At least, it used to be. On a broader level, MLB and the WBC attempted to limit political commentary and focus on baseball. But politics cannot be separated from any ...

There is an alternate universe in which Donald Trump is the popular, successful president of his imagination. In this world, Trump has a clear view of the political landscape. He knows he won a narrow ...