Culture | Opinion

Audiences saw a hit adaptation of the Japanese story “Shogun” back in 1980. But it was very different from today’s version, and America was different then, too.

By Matt Alt

The series is selling a fantasy. But straight women in their 60s and 70s say the dating scene is anything but rosy.

By Catherine Pearson

It’s seductive to think that superstars can sway elections. But we shouldn’t hope that celebrities will save us from the hard work of winning people over.

By B.D. McClay

The weird, mostly bad science of nominative determinism.

By Jesse Singal

Why we want the wrong things.

By David Brooks

Every lifelong reader knows why reading books is important. But how do you convey all that to a reluctant 12-year-old?

By Mireille Silcoff

Programs are too ideological, exacerbate the problems they intend to solve and are incompatible with cultivating critical thinking.

By Paul Brest and Emily J. Levine

No garment is simpler. No garment has more star power onscreen.

By Ellen Mirojnick

“I resented my fame,” Taylor said, “until I realized I could use it.”

By Jennifer Weiner

America is becoming a nation of gamblers. Why?

By David Wallace-Wells