The Democratic Republic of the Congo has some of the largest deposits on Earth. Its President wants to sell them—and win a war.

More precise names for the “Personal Life” section on Wikipedia. Tough-guy things I can do because I don’t wear a face mask. It’s becoming pretty clear that something is going on with the crossword ...

Last year, for my birthday, my wife gave me a copy of “ I Remember ,” an unusual memoir by the artist Joe Brainard. It’s a tidy little book, less than two hundred pages long, made entirely from short, ...

From the daily newsletter: the constitutional rights of embryos. Plus: evidence of starvation, dehydration, and neglect in ...

Jason Robert Brown débuted “The Last Five Years,” his two-character musical autopsy of a marriage, in 2001, when Nick Jonas ...

No need to worry about our retirement funds—have you seen what these Trader Joe’s tote bags are reselling for?” ...