Any number of hallowed political and media institutions fell apart. So why should the most hallowed political-media institution of them all escape unscathed? Continue reading How the Trump Era Broke the Sunday-Morning News Show

The opening sketch on “Saturday Night Live” presented satirical remarks from Republican allies like Lindsey Graham, Ted Cruz and Mitch McConnell. Continue reading ‘S.N.L.’ Imagines a Victory Lap After Trump’s Acquittal

The acclaimed biographer’s life of the widely admired playwright and screenwriter follows her works about Virginia Woolf, Edith Wharton and others. Continue reading In ‘Tom Stoppard,’ Hermione Lee Takes On a New Challenge: a Living Subject

An interview with Peter Daszak, an animal disease specialist, just after his return from an investigative research mission to Wuhan, the site of the original Covid outbreak, and surrounding areas. Continue reading A W.H.O. Researcher on His Trip to China Seeking Origins of the Virus

Transit agencies pummeled by the pandemic are pushing the new administration to fund projects stalled in the Trump years. Continue reading 5 Things N.Y.C. Wants From Biden to Transform Transportation

Elementary schools have been open for months. As the city prepares to reopen middle schools, problems remain, but there is also cause for optimism. Continue reading New York Was the 1st Big School District to Reopen. Here’s What Happened.

Cities and community groups are wrestling with how to shelter a vulnerable population without exposing it to an airborne virus that spreads most easily indoors. Continue reading ‘Likely a Death Sentence’: Officials Fear Cold Weather Is Greater Risk for Homeless than Virus

For Kathryn Stewart, a struggling single mother in Michigan, the past year showed how much safety net programs can help — and how the nation’s fickleness about them can add confusion and uncertainty to fear and worry. Continue reading A Year of Hardship, Helped and Hindered by Washington