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Southern California is no stranger to fires. But the dreadful blazes that began yesterday are potentially transformative.

Most scholarship on the subject focuses on conditions during childhood. But government support during adulthood plays the biggest role.

The Substance is one of several recent movies that scrutinize older female performers’ struggle to stay relevant.

Americans are now spending more time alone than ever. It’s changing our personalities, our politics, and even our relationship to reality.

With its visual interface and constant updates, the social web is a nightmare for people with Alzheimer’s and other forms of cognitive decline.

Adaptations of Holmes stories are exploding now that the detective is in the public domain. Critics believe it should have happened decades ago.

At last night’s Golden Globes, nobody had much to say about the presidential election—or politics at all.

Thirty-four felony convictions. Charges of fraud, election subversion, and obstruction. One place to keep track of the president-elect’s legal troubles.

China grandstands about Gaza while repressing a Muslim community within its own borders. Hardly anyone seems to notice.