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The Chinese artist and filmmaker Alan Zhang, in her first feature, dramatizes a married woman’s struggle for freedom amid ...

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For the first time in modern American history, a skeptic of medical research could be responsible for safeguarding public ...

Azadeh Navai’s short film follows a rebellious girl who asks questions about when and why she needs to wear a hijab.

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For this week’s Infinite Scroll column, Cal Newport is filling in for Kyle Chayka.

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What the President’s confrontations with Panama, Greenland, Canada, and Colombia suggest about his expansionist vision.