Why Aren’t More Black Students Identified as Gifted?

The Stories Sons Tell

Pope Francis is making his feature film debut—but don’t call him an actor.

Fox’s Grease: Live made NBC’s live musicals look like amateur hour.

Is this photo of Ai Wei Wei posing as the drowned Syrian toddler “powerful” or just kind of stupid?

The rumors are true: Pep Guardiola has officially sold out.

The People vs. O.J. Simpson Relives a Media Sensation

Hacking Technology’s Boys’ Club

Of Mosques and Men

Wayne Rooney just scored his prettiest goal of the season. (Though, given the sample size, that isn’t saying much.)

The Persistence of The Bachelor in the Age of the Independent Woman

Some Best Director nominees think Hollywood isn’t to blame for the lack of diversity at this year’s Oscars.

How Do You Fight a Housing Market Gone Mad?

Prediction: the next diet fad will be fecal transplants from skinny people.

Football Isn’t “Just a Game” to Me, and I’m Not Ashamed of It

Jacques Rivette, one of the last directors of the French New Wave, has died.

Nemanja Vidic was everything right about Manchester United in the Ferguson era.

Why Do We Grieve in Such Weird Ways?

Why the iPad Is Going Extinct

The “Hollywood Blackout” at the 1996 Academy Awards