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How we got to a situation where a President can reasonably claim that it is lawful, without congressional approval, to bomb a country that has not attacked the U.S.

The monks of Venice's San Giorgio Maggiore have hosted Cosimo de Medici in exile and a papal conclave, but they won't be throwing any rice at Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez.

Also: Staffers' favorite Brad Pitt movies, Carnegie Hall performances in the parks, the stargazing rap of Ab-Soul, and more.

Today's theme: Closing the books.

The Administration is strong-arming European nations to do more on behalf of their own defense. Is the strategy working?

Supporters saw the Mütter's preserved fetuses, skulls, and "Soap Lady" as a celebration of human difference. New management saw an ethical and a political minefield.

"Toni at Random," "How Things Are Made," "The House on Buzzards Bay," and "Endling."

Confronted with a Vegas buffet of carnality, Generation Z appears to be losing its appetite.

Readers respond to Kathryn Schulz's review of "Melting Point," Lauren Michele Jackson on a new biography of Mark Twain, Diego Lasarte on compost-disposal inspections, and Ian Frazier's essay about pigeons in New York City.

Joe Gebbia, a RISD grad and an Airbnb billionaire, may soon lead the federal cost-cutting effort known as DOGE. Could there be clues to his methods in his art-school days?