- Best films: The 10, OK 12, greatest films of 2016
- “Chefs do that”: The underappreciated holiday joy of “The Long Kiss Goodnight”
- A nation of geniuses: Social media made us all special — now what?
- Can the sharing economy ever be equally shared? Airbnb officially changed its terms, but it might not matter
- Paper sons of paper sons: My immigrant family’s hidden stories reveal what they risked to come to America
- 10 Things to Know for Monday: Farewell Zsa Zsa, and hello, midwestern arctic freeze
- So you want to build a Death Star? Here’s how to get started
- Arctic shouting change: This year’s report card shows we’re not in good shape
- Latino voters will reshape American politics as we know it — and here’s the proof
- The worst Cabinet: Donald Trump made some horrible picks for his government
- Donald Trump’s questionable intelligence: All those false claims about his academic record and derision of others bespeak profound insecurity
- WATCH: John Goodman as Rex Tillerson makes holiday oil deal with Vladimir “Puty” on SNL
- Like Ike: How military man Dwight Eisenhower, a political outsider, picked his cabinet
- WATCH: When Casey Affleck and Kate McKinnon see the real Santa, their experiences are way different
- “The incoming VP now works for a pro-gay boss”: Gay Republicans say LGBT fears over Trump and Pence are overblown
- Aleppo and the empathy gap: We read the tweets, but did nothing while a city died
- Massive 2013 oil spill in North Dakota still not cleaned up
- Trump action on health care could cost Planned Parenthood
- “I couldn’t do my work without U.S. science”: Scientists are saving climate data — this is why it matters
- Lies, damned lies and Donald Trump: How the Reagan and Bush assaults on truth and science may presage what’s coming
- Fake news is old news to black Americans
- Look Again: The week’s most compelling images from around the globe
- This is your brain on art: A neuroscientist’s lessons on why abstract art makes our brains hurt so good
- GOP electors cite rural voice in Electoral College
- Photo Essay: SantaCon 2016 — after dark
- TV’s 10 best abortion moments of 2016
- Best women: The 10 best actresses of 2016
- The Christmas tree whisperer