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Rising rents and a stagnating collector market spell trouble for small San Diego galleries and the art scenes they support—but hope remains

Rutgers University faces legal scrutiny as a law student, Yoel Ackerman, alleges discrimination and retaliation for speaking out against antisemitism. Read to learn more.

In a world driven by information, there's one question that persists: How much influence can a media mogul truly wield over a nation's politics? Enter Rupert Murdoch, the enigmatic figure behind a sprawling media empire that spans newspapers, television networks, and online platforms. But amidst the headlines and news tickers, one query stands out: Why

FEW FACES TO MEET the public spotlight in recent years have more to tell about the mental mechanisms of male shame, impunity, and self-absolution than that of the furry brown-and-white-spotted Spanish pointer staring out of Titian’s Diana and Callisto, 1556–59. This dog has been a bad dog, as he seems to know. (I say “he” since, according to the visual logic of gender organizing the suite of pictures of which Diana and Callisto forms one-sixth, Titian’s “big dog” simply can’t be ...

Timothée Chalamet Won’t Give ‘Partial Response’ on Armie Hammer Abuse Claims: It’s a ‘Larger Conversation’ https://t.co/VpVv0SuY9y pic.twitter.com/siW6yYFYx4 IndieWire (@IndieWire) October 11, 2021 Time magazine tried to get a comment from Timothée Chalamet regarding the rape allegation…

The Atlantic My son does an average of five or six hours of homework every night. Is this normal? Elena Xausa Editor’s Note: Every Tuesday, Abby Freireich and Brian Platzer take questions from readers about their kids’ education. Have one? Email them at homeroom@theatlantic.com. Dear Abby and Brian, My son, who is in ninth grade, is a really good student, but I’m worried he’s working far too much. He does an average of five or six hours of homework every weeknight, and that’s on top o...