Books
Hilary Duff, Raven-Symoné, Miley Cyrus, Selena Gomez and Demi Lovato ushered in Disney Channel’s growth in the 2000s. Ashley Spencer writes about its rise and fall.
Sept. 24, 2024
Opinion
Will the price of coffee, a crop hurt by rising temperatures and drought, jolt American politicians and voters into paying attention to global warming?
California
Enterovirus D68, which in rare cases can cause polio-like paralysis in children, is on the rise in California and across the nation, analyses show.
Television
In Screen Gab no. 149, we catch up with ‘Challengers,’ now streaming on Prime Video, speak with the man behind Colin Farrell’s prosthetics in ‘The Penguin’ and more.
Sept. 20, 2024
Movies
With ‘Will & Harper,’ the ‘SNL’ star and his friend Harper Steele face a new twist on an old challenge in LGBTQ+ representation: How to educate cis viewers without alienating trans ones.
Sept. 23, 2024
Climate & Environment
The number of dairy herds infected with H5N1 Bird Flu doubled over the weekend. The count is now 34.
Also this week: Leonard Maltin presents 1930s Universal rarities, ‘Rhythm Thief’ restored, Haile Gerima’s new documentary and a double-bill of Alain Delon’s beauty.
World & Nation
Pentagon press secretary Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder would provide no details on how many additional forces or what they would be tasked to do.
Business
Employers in the state add 6,800 jobs in August, far below its nationwide share. Hiring in film, manufacturing and other key sectors stalls.
Politics
Since before Trump’s first term in office, extremism researchers have warned that his relentless campaign to demonize and dehumanize others for political gain would lead to violence.
Sept. 17, 2024