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The biggest reality show of the 21st century is over. And it’s because we no longer need it.

Fathers are the unseen victims of the work-life crunch, a growing group argues. And it’s time for everyone to fight back.

A recap of the second-last episode of Mad Men, and analysis of one big moment: a surprise happy ending, in the wake of a tragic one

Book review: Hardly your typical beachside read, Jessica Knoll’s debut is a sharp summertime novel about society’s facades

How a radical leader with a checkered past is winning voters away from the party of Nelson Mandela and inspiring a new kind of politics

May 11: Today is a day for weighing the challenges of Greece and China, plus, a recap of Jobs Day, and the economic problem with irrational humans

The narrative coming out of Baltimore is simple: America is divided along racial lines. But nothing’s simple.

Book review: Mairtin O’Cadhain’s 1949 Irish classic, freshly translated, is an ode to life, death, and Samuel Beckett

Canada’s two most tempestuous leaders try on a new face, and more absurd things about the coming election

Supplies may be tight, but loyal customers are always lining up for those seal flippers