The book that inspired today’s playlist, the cultural critic Lucy Sante’s “I Heard Her Call My Name,” isn’t about music per se. As its subtitle attests, it is mostly “a memoir of transition,” centered ...

Dallas Mavericks: Police arrested assistant coach Darrell Armstrong on a charge of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. N ...

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That last matchup, the South against the world, has lingered ever since, especially during the BCS and CFP eras, when the “SEC” chant morphed from an underdog’s boast to a bully’s taunt to ironic ...

How’d it go? The new format for the 74th annual NBA All-Star Game hit our televisions and streaming devices on Sunday, and it ...

Even bigger number: More people watched Kendrick Lamar’s halftime show — a record 133.5M, topping 1993’s Michael Jackson ...

Elsewhere, in the NHL’s midseason event: The United States advanced to the 4 Nations Face-Off final, set for Thursday, with a ...

Alongside the Club for Growth, such groups as Grover Norquist’s Americans for Tax Reform and the Koch Network’s Americans for ...

A Notorious Science Denialist Takes Power: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was confirmed Thursday as health and human services ...

Since last week’s newsletter offered a favorite argument for the existence of God, it’s only fair to balance the scales by ...

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Flak used to strike first-team managers and them alone. Technical directors could take shelter and watch it fall. Today, they ...