In 2019, I returned home to Kansas City to attend the University of Missouri–Kansas City in hopes of a fresh start. Just a few months earlier, I’d had a traumatic experience that would change my life ...

It relies on Byrne’s performance so much that not much exists beyond it, save for shaky metaphors like the gaping hole that ...

Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande attend the "Wicked: For Good" European Premiere at Cineworld London Leicester Square on Nov. 10, 2025, in London, England. Samir Hussein via Getty Images Every time I ...

The smell of our son’s favorite pastries — croissant, brioche, waffles — lingers in the air, as he hums softly and rhythmically, like an engine warming gently in his chest. My wife and I were filling ...

I am sitting at a diner with my father on 53rd and 1st in New York City. Scanning the laminated menu, I recognize there is almost nothing that I’d have been willing to eat a year ago. Phosphorescent ...

On Wednesday the world’s first social media ban was activated. Since then I’ve been incandescent with rage, the kids told me ...