A drought and high tides combined to allow seawater to flow north into New Orleans
Israel has a fraught and mystifying past and present
CHILDREN’S BOOKS | Four new stories for youth reviewed
DOCUMENTARY | A disturbing yet tame true-crime story of religious abuse
A Thanksgiving meditation
BACKGROUNDER | Fighting in WWI ended on Nov. 11, 1918, and was proclaimed Armistice Day
TELEVISION | Intense, well-acted WWII drama leaves out too much of its source material
“To this day, it’s one of the most agonizing things I have ever experienced in my life.”
MOVIE | An aging woman’s quest to complete a 103-mile swim illustrates grit and determination but ends on a shallow note