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Some of the winning and honored images from this year’s competition in close-up, macro, and micro photography

The film is not only a satire, but also a lament about the impossibility of making—or at least getting paid handsomely for—apolitical Black art.

An Israeli novelist who is also a clinical psychologist describes how narrative can help Israelis overcome the trauma of October 7.

Getting a cheap rise out of readers is easy. Faithfully representing life on the page takes more skill.

A label once intended for meat replacements is now used for shampoo, booze, and nearly every other product imaginable.

Wayne LaPierre’s resignation doesn’t mean the old guard is letting go. Much rides on the gun group’s current trial in New York.

Trust isn’t something that emerges naturally from a well-functioning society; people have to build it through hard work.

The Supreme Court will decide whether the Colorado court was right to bar the former president from the ballot.