Caleb Bailey | A Christmas classic written for Easter cemented an 18th-century composer’s legacy
William Fleeson | Ukrainian expats turn to soft diplomacy to shore up support for the war effort
Sharon Dierberger | Claims of mass burial sites in Canada spark rash of church arsons
TRENDING | Barbara Jenkins considers the lessons of her celebrated marriage and famous divorce
BOOKS | Famous author’s letters illuminate his life and fiction
BOOKS | A flop from a beloved novelist
BOOKS | Dispatches from the front lines of information warfare
BOOKS | A fresh biography of the woman behind The Hiding Place
DOCUMENTARY | Was John Allen Chau a reckless thrill-seeker or a man doing God’s work?
MOVIE | This mundane portrayal of a Nazi family’s banal existence in the shadow of Auschwitz has an aura of pointlessness
MOVIE | A quirky, phobia-plagued detective returns from retirement to catch one more criminal
MOVIES | Top films for the weekend of Dec. 1-3
TELEVISION | A family grapples with the street-level fallout of monster attacks in this expensive Apple show, but melodrama and an LGBTQ subplot weaken the story
MUSIC | Albums showcase a capricious Dylan and bebop jazz
MUSIC | Reviews of four Christmas albums
POLITICS | Western Australia aims to tighten already-strict gun laws
EDUCATION | Can “direct admissions” fix a college attendance slump?
SCIENCE | A pill-like device could monitor critical vital signs
LAW | Wisconsin Supreme Court weighs electoral maps