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Martin Scorsese's 1988 film "The Last Temptation of Christ" spurred a bitter battle between Universal and a coalition of Christians who denounced it as sacrilegious. Today's culture wars follow the template it set out.

The vibrancy in Mao Ishikawa's photographs comes naturally from her subjects and their willingness to display themselves before her camera.

Can you make a longer word with each new letter?

Going into the 2026 World Cup qualifying process, no former champion had ever failed to qualify three straight times. Italy is now the first, and some have theorized that the country's immigration policies could be to blame.

The Knicks have made the N.B.A. Finals again and, as another home team instructs the city, "Ya gotta believe."

From the daily newsletter: a book about a time-travelling "trad wife" has spent the past seven weeks on the New York Times' best-seller list--but why?

David Remnick talks with the veteran, mechanic, and union leader, who is running in a closely watched race against a Republican incumbent in a deep-red state.

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In John Carney's dramedy, a thwarted songwriter, played by Paul Rudd, crosses paths with a former boy-band star in search of new material.

The unlikely bond between Jean Smart's and Hannah Einbinder's characters in "Hacks" led the show to a standing ovation of a final season.