Down the Breitbart Hole Steve Bannon once said it was the platform for the alt-right. Its current editors disagree. Is the incendiary media company at the nerve center of Donald Trump’s America simply provocative — or dangerous? Read More…

Writing Your Way to Happiness Some researchers believe that by writing and then editing our own stories, we can change our perceptions of ourselves and identify obstacles that stand in the way of better health. Read More…

Combative, Populist Steve Bannon Found His Man in Donald Trump Mr. Bannon courted politicians who share his dark, populist worldview of a ruling class preying on working Americans and “the Judeo-Christian West” in a “war against Islamic fascism.” Read More…

The Olympics Issue The peerless swimmer Katie Ledecky; a photo essay of Olympians and their heroes; the sprinter Justin Gatlin’s comeback; how Boston’s citizens fought to reject their city’s bid; and 10 writers on their memories of Games past. Read More…

25 Songs That Tell Us Where Music Is Going A curated playlist featuring Future, Kelela, Adele and more, with essays by Margo Jefferson, Wesley Morris, Angela Flournoy and others. Read More…

Fall 2017 Movie Release Schedule A guide to all the films headed to theaters this season. Read More…

Fidel Castro, Cuban Revolutionary Who Defied U.S., Dies at 90 Mr. Castro brought the Cold War to the Western Hemisphere, bedeviled 11 American presidents and briefly pushed the world to the brink of nuclear war. Read More…

Losing Earth: The Decade We Almost Stopped Climate Change We knew everything we needed to know, and nothing stood in our way. Nothing, that is, except ourselves. A tragedy in two acts. Read More…

The 25 Best Films of the 21st Century So Far. A.O. Scott and Manohla Dargis rank the best films made since 2000. Read More…

The Awakening of Colin Kaepernick In college, Kaepernick began a journey that led him to his position as one of the most prominent, if divisive, social activists in sports. Read More…