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Paul Tazewell, a former wizard himself, commanded a staff of a hundred and forty people to dream up and sew the costumes that Ariana Grande, Cynthia Erivo, and company wore over the rainbow.

In his book "Growing Up Urkel," Jaleel White details how "Family Matters," for good or ill, brought a new Black male archetype to the culture's doorstep.

Funny drawings from this week's magazine.

Re '24: Let's not forget / We're all in brave Navalny's debt. / He showed a soul can still be free / Whatever its surroundings be.

A step-by-step guide to everyone's favorite meal.

Thurston Moore, who has a memoir, "Sonic Life," and is completing a novel, "Parsnip & Boomerang," visits the Strand and discusses the band's bookish leanings.

Two cartoonists dig into their food-texture issues.

Decipher these peculiar recipe cards to unlock their culinary secrets.

The scramble is on to define the future of Syria, quickly, to avert a war even more divisive than the conflict that has riven the nation for thirteen years.

For the first time, Gabriel accepted that this privilege was in his possession. He had taken his place at the table.