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Lulu Wang The director of The Farewell on her new streaming series Expats, the power of empathy, and the lesson in a search for a salad with cranberries

Your breakout film, The Farewell, about a dying matriarch, asked questions about the difference between American and Chinese values when it comes to things like family and community. What were you trying to explore?

The multiverse of Sarah J. Maas

IT'S 9:30 ON A FREEZING MONDAY NIGHT IN JANUARY and there's a line stretching down the block outside of Manhattan's Book Club Bar. The occasion: a midnight release party for fantasy author Sarah J. Maas' House of Flame and Shadow, the third entry in her Crescent City series. The twist there's always a twist where Maas is concerned-is that Maas is on her way to surprise the throng of almost exclusively female fans willing to wait in the cold to get their hands on her book the minute it becomes available.

The uncancelable Larry David

IN THE 12TH AND FINAL SEASON OF CURB YOUR Enthusiasm, Larry David-a character based on and played by creator Larry David-pressures a busy hotel housekeeper to fish his glasses out of the toilet. He whines about having to pay a big \"condolence tip\" to a waiter whose mom just died. He muses to his buddy Leon Black (J.B. Smoove), who is Black, \"I wonder if a Black man going to Africa is like a Jew going to Israel.\" He calls Apple's Siri the C word. And that's all in the first episode.

Doctors Put Abortion Law Before My Life

I was afraid I'd die miscarrying, as medics fear ending pregnancies could jeopardize their careers

DRIVEN TO DESPAIR

MORE THAN 60 PERCENT OF AMERICAN HOUSEHOLDS CANNOT AFFORD TO BUY A NEW VEHICLE. IS THIS THE END OF THE ROAD FOR THE NATION'S LOVE OF CARS?

RUSSIA-UKRAINE WAR: How the War in Ukraine Could Be Won

NATO’s former commander weighs outcomes for Russia’s invasion of the country and sees likely success for Vladimir Putin unless Western powers decide otherwise

Schooling the Workforce for Retention

America's top talent incubators are organizations where employees want to stay

Biggest Beauty Trends of 2024

Move over Botox, brow lifts and blinding white teeth-this year is all about rejuvenating yourself naturally

60 Years of Beatlemania

The Fab Four's U.S. debut on The Ed Sullivan Show six decades ago was a landmark television event that further fueled the hysteria surrounding the band

Justin Hartley

\"He goes the extra mile and has a lot of heart.\"

The noises in my head at a silent retreat

OF COURSE, THERE WASN'T A PLUNGER. THERE'S NEVER a plunger when you need one. But there's always an audience: in this case, three women sitting on the other side of the thin bathroom door waiting for their turn to use a toilet that was now horribly, hopelessly clogged.

ISSA RAE

Spreading the wealth

5 ways to scale back on social media

EMMA LEMBKE JOINED INSTAgram when she was 12. The last of her friend group to sign up, she had sensed the appeal of the app in the gazes of friends; people who used to look at her now looked at their phones. \"I thought to myself, There has to be something incredibly magnetic and magical and connective that pulls people into these apps,\" recalls Lembke, who's now 21 and founder of a nonprofit dedicated to helping kids use social media in a healthier way.

A wounded city marks the Lunar New Year

ONE YEAR AFTER A MASS SHOOTING LEFT 11 DEAD AND nine injured at Star Ballroom Dance Studio during a Lunar New Year dance party, Monterey Park, Calif., is preparing for its annual festival. But the festivities will carry a different weight this year.

A rhino with a future

Hope for a species on the brink

DREAMS OF THE SANDMAN

With Dune: Part Two, Denis Villeneuve reaffirms his commitment to big-screen artistry

The enduring appeal of Usher

LAST SUMMER, A VIDEO OF USHER SERENADing actor Keke Palmer onstage at his Las Vegas residency made the rounds online. In the clip, Usher slow-dances with the star like she's the only person in the room, while crooning his falsetto-laden 2010 ballad \"There Goes My Baby.\"

The spy who married me

DONALD GLOVER IS KNOWN AS a provocateur, taking aim at pieties around race, celebrity, and pop culture in dark comedies like Atlanta and Swarm. But he also has a romantic side-one that has fueled Atlanta storylines about his character's bond with his daughter's mom and music he's released as Childish Gambino.

Is it dangerous to keep getting COVID-19?

BY NOW, MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD COVID-19 NOT JUST once, but two, three, or even more times, making it much less scary and more common than it was three years ago. Often, repeat infections aren't as severe as they were the first time, leading to a sense of complacency about getting COVID-19 again and again.

THE ROAD AHEAD

After New Hampshire, only one path to victory remained visible

Derailed

A hazardous chemical accident takes place almost every day in the U.S. The worst in recent history occurred on Feb. 3, 2023, in East Palestine, a small Ohio town on the Pennsylvania border.

Earth 2.0(°C)

MANY HIGHLY VULNERABLE POPULAtions and ecosystems are already facing the devastating impacts of climate change.

The Real Housewives of Truman Capote's New York

WHAT IS IT THAT MAKES RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN queer men and glamorous women so intimate-and so volatile? Consider Jennifer Coolidge's tragic White Lotus character, Tanya, who wandered off with a crew of fortune hunters she memorably described as \"high-end gays.\" Or Andy Cohen playing ringmaster to a universe of pugnacious Real Housewives.

Why India's Ram temple is so controversial

THE INAUGURATION OF a vast temple dedicated to Lord Ram, one of Hinduism's most revered deities, on Jan. 22 has set India on edge once again.

HOW THE WAR WILL END

In the aftermath of the Hamas attack of Oct. 7, Israel declared an ever expanding list of war aims, ranging from the return of all hostages to the creation of a buffer zone separating Israel from Gaza's population. Yet no Israeli leader has explained how the military campaign, even as it has destroyed much of the Strip, could possibly achieve its objectives. That's because it can't-and they know it.

I Wish Mom Had Ozempic. She'd Have Liked Me

Semaglutide drugs would have made a huge difference to my mother's mental health - and to our relationship

MOST TRUSTED BRANDS - 2024

THE FOUNDATION FOR ALL RELATIONSHIPS is trust. This applies to our personal relationships and to our dealings with the businesses and brands we depend on daily. You want to be confident that when you pay for a product or service, it will live up to your expectations time and time again. While it isn't easy to measure trust, it's a quality critical for success that is challenging to earn and easy to lose.

Collegiate Swifties Rejoice

Here's why schools from the Ivy League to the U.K. are offering electives on Taylor Swift - from her social significance to her business acumen

Common

'What I'm doing is just sharing things that have worked for me. I think each individual has to find what works for them.'

Jake Johnson

'If the business is gone and the dream is over, [Self Reliance] was the movie I wanted to make.'