TO DISAPPEAR FROM THE WORLD AS YOU KNOW it and escape to something else—Who hasn’t heard that siren call? It’s long been a theme in the work of The Things They Carried author Tim O’Brien, reluctant bard of the Vietnam War and soldier-poet of the baby

WHEN THE U.S. SUPREME COURT ANNOUNCED on Oct. 4 that it plans to take up its first abortion case since the appointment of two new conservative justices, Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh, the news gave some court watchers déjà vu. The case, June Medi

The Scottish actor on 50 years playing the world’s worst people, the secret of HBO’s Succession and a telling tap on the shoulder

This month marks the two-year anniversary of the #MeToo hashtag, but it also marks the start of a monumental shift. In just a few hours, sexual violence, including harassment, went from a topic seldom discussed on mainstream platforms to one that dom

Two-time Academy Award–winning actor Jessica Lange—whose recent projects include American Horror Story and The Politician—is also an accomplished photographer. Although Lange, now 70, left her hometown in northern Minnesota at age 18, her affection f

Protests ahead of Bolivian election Hundreds of thousands of people marched in protest against left-wing Bolivian President Evo Morales, calling for a stronger response to recent forest fires in the country. With elections scheduled for Oct. 20, pol

WHAT YOU SAID ABOUT ... HER CASE Molly Ball’s Oct. 14 profile of U.S. Senator Kamala Harris left readers divided on how far the California Democrat will go in the 2020 presidential race. Fred Wirtz of West Bend, Iowa, said the story convinced him H

ON OCT. 4, DARYL Morey—general manager of the NBA’s Houston Rockets—hit send on a tweet expressing solidarity with pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong. He didn’t do this in an official NBA capacity; his tweet nevertheless set off a firestorm in Chi

TOSSING UNEATEN LEFTOVERS OR slimy lettuce may feel like no big deal. But a recent report from the sustainability-focused World Resources Institute (WRI) says food waste is responsible for 8% of annual greenhouse-gas emissions. Meanwhile, 25% of agri

BEFORE GINGER BAKER, THE drums were a very simple instrument providing a very simple ingredient to pop music, which was the beat. The drummer’s job was to be one of the handsome guys on the album cover. Then Ginger Baker—who died on Oct. 6 at 80—came

JACQUES CHIRAC—WHO DIED on Sept. 26 at 86— towered over French politics for nearly four decades, as mayor of Paris, Prime Minister and finally President for 12 years. To some, he seemed to lack strong views or convictions. But to others, he now seems