The Wall Street Journal
The Real-Life Characters in 'Marty Supreme'
Timothée Chalamet may be the star of the movie, but it’s the actual people swirling around him that give the movie an authentic feel
4 min |
December 27, 2025
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Iran Loosens Social Constraints, But Cracks Down on Political Dissent
Live music is blaring on the streets of Tehran, women are ditching their mandatory hijabs and young people are dancing in cafes, as authorities allow a degree of social freedom not seen since the Islamic Revolution of 1979.
3 min |
December 27, 2025
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The EU Tells Native Americans How to Manage Our Forests
The European Union has overreached again.
4 min |
December 27, 2025
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Three Tax Resolutions To Protect Your Income in 2026
These tax topics are complicated and confusing, but understanding the nuances could help you snag a break or avoid a pitfall in the year ahead
4 min |
December 27, 2025
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Watchmaker Dynasty Running Out of Time
A family's trade provides a window to history, but it might be ending
4 min |
December 27, 2025
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Has America Lost Its Melody?
I want to say a small thing about a big subject, music.
5 min |
December 27, 2025
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Amateur Investors Get Swept Up By Runaway Rally in Silver Prices
For about a decade, whenever Jay Moorer wanted to add to his investment portfolio, he opened an app on his phone to buy stocks or cryptocurrencies.
3 min |
December 27, 2025
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Pharmacies Flood Medicare Patients With Extra Drugs
Excessive prescription refilling through mail leaves piles of unneeded pills
7 min |
December 27, 2025
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After Leaving Boeing He Became the Prince of Pork
ONCE ARMANDINO BATALI retired, he had time to go back to school, intern and start his business.
2 min |
December 27, 2025
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Finn Wolfhard Fought for His 'Stranger Things' Hero
After the Netflix series finale airs on New Year's Eve, the Canadian actor is looking forward to making his own projects
3 min |
December 27, 2025
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Banker Allegedly Keeps Dirty Money Flowing
Sim launders funds, evades sanctions for North Korea, say U.S. prosecutors
4 min |
December 27, 2025
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Irrational Actors
‘If someone tells you he is going to make a “realistic decision” ... he has resolved to do something bad.’ —MARY MCCARTHY
5 min |
December 27, 2025
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Animal Attraction
From metaphors for our behavior to demonstrations of our superior status, we use animals to help define ourselves.
4 min |
December 27, 2025
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The Hungry Eye
MOST directors have a prepared answer when asked which movie set them on the path to filmmaking.
4 min |
December 27, 2025
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Simon Tolkien
The author of the novels 'The Palace at the End of the Sea' and 'The Room of Lost Steps'
4 min |
December 27, 2025
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A Trump Aide Quietly Wields Influence
James Blair pushes president's agenda and shapes party's midterms strategy
3 min |
December 27, 2025
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Ex-Malaysian Leader Gets 15 Years
Razak convicted of money laundering, abuse of power tied to looting of 1MDB
2 min |
December 27, 2025
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The Scandal of the Mar-a-Lago Raid
Aug. 8, 2022, will stay imprinted in my memory like no other day.
6 min |
December 27, 2025
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These Magnums Are King-Size Bargains
A MAGNUM is not just twice the size of a regular bottle of wine:
3 min |
December 27, 2025
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Christ's Life in Rich Color
WINTRY PRAGUE, with its towering cathedral and snow-dusted palaces of pink and green, provides the perfect backdrop for Christmas festivities.
3 min |
December 27, 2025
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A Few Lasting Words
UNTIL HER death last year, Helen Vendler was one of the grandes dames of American letters.
3 min |
December 27, 2025
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A Place Alive Again
Once nearly abandoned, Vancouver's Chinatown now pulses with infectious new energy
3 min |
December 27, 2025
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A Painter With Zip
THERE IS perhaps no major abstract painter who reached his mature style so fully formed as Barnett Newman (1905-70).
4 min |
December 27, 2025
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Ignored No More
How do you turn a neglected attic into a chic primary suite? A strategic game of spatial Tetris and smart attention to detail.
3 min |
December 27, 2025
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How to Find More Joy, Success and Connection in 2026
Our relationship columnist shares her favorite advice from readers so you can start the new year on the right foot.
5 min |
December 27, 2025
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Venture Capital Bets on Bob-the-Builder-Inspired AI
Joe Lonsdale hopes his investment in AI-for-landscaping startup Bobyard could help lower construction costs, a key challenge in the U.S.
3 min |
December 27, 2025
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American Nightlife Has Gone Honky-Tonk
From New York City to Chicago to Portland, bars are riding a country boom, drawing everyone from outlaw singers to finance bros for 'countryoke' and line dancing
4 min |
December 27, 2025
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College Football Has Never Been Better
Player movement and pay disrupted the sport. But those changes have made the on-field product even more popular.
3 min |
December 27, 2025
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Poems Written For Guitar
ARE SONG lyrics the same as poems?
5 min |
December 27, 2025
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At 65, an Unlucky Job Seeker Faces a Bruising Reality
Lynn Lee had just arrived for work at the ADM soybean processing plant one April morning when she spotted the cars with out-of-state license plates and knew something was wrong.
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