New York Times

The dominant sound this year was dark, traumatized and defensive, led by artists like Lil Uzi Vert, Future and Taylor Swift.

There’s an illusion that if you want something enough, even something as fantastical as avoiding death, you might just get it.

Ms. Thomas takes luxurious baths, runs with her fiancé along the West Side Highway, goes to brunch with friends, and listens to her son play guitar.

The unlikely scene-stealer in a documentary about the 1966 opening of the Metropolitan Opera House at Lincoln Center reflects on the film and her career.

Here’s what you need to know to start your day.

As Hurricane Harvey bore down on Texas, Danya Skolkin and Josh Tillis postponed their wedding. Then they served food ordered for guests to those in need.

Proponents of coconut oil point out that it is rich in phytochemicals with healthful properties. But so is olive oil.

The Book Review’s Egos columnist gives her top memoir picks of 2017.

Friday: Reflections on staying put for the holidays, weekend activities, and how to call the North Pole.

An awe-inspiring tradition with ancient origins and dazzling, interconnected forces: home science experiments.

From inauguration to the tax bill — and the hurricanes, shootings and scandals in between.

A prescription for restorative justice.

Nicholas Kristof put blunt questions to Cardinal Joseph Tobin of Newark.

Maybe Republicans like submitting to Trump.

The vote, which was called by the Spanish government in an attempt to resolve the constitutional crisis, was a blow to hopes for unity.

Mr. Meyers said that if the president believes he repealed Obamacare, he could be gaslighted into thinking he’s already served a full two terms.

After helping you buy or sell a home, most real estate agents will present you with a closing gift. For some, a bottle of wine just doesn’t cut it.

As the Hare Krishna Society builds a lavish new temple in India, it is struggling to control a faction in the city where the religion was born.

Working vacations. Pizza-fueled all-nighters. Overflowing inboxes. Auditors, analysts and accountants are racing to dissect the new tax law.

At Green Houses, residents have more independence and facilities are less institutional — a big improvement over most nursing homes, new research finds.