Editor’s Note: Is anything ailing, torturing, or nagging at you? Are you beset by existential worries? Every Tuesday, James Parker tackles readers’ questions. Tell him about your lifelong or ...

Early on in My Undesirable Friends, filmmaker Julia Loktev’s monumental and marathon-length chronicle of Russian journalists attempting to practice their trade in Putin‘s Russia, an interview subject ...

Because the Russian alphabet has no direct equivalent of the letter “H,” speakers often substitute a “G” sound; “Harry Potter” thus becomes “Garry Potter.” We’re reminded of this funny detail early ...

Filmmaker Julia Loktev’s voice is the first we hear in her epic new documentary. Over a nighttime shot of Moscow, she warns, “The world you’re about to see no longer exists. None of us knew what was ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Editor’s note: The opinions of the smart, well-read women in my Denver book club mean a lot, and often determine what the rest of us choose to pile onto our ...

My husband “Chad” and I have a 4-year-old son, “Lane.” Recently for his birthday, my parents gifted him a set of Winnie-the-Pooh books. It’s been a tradition in my family for the last three ...

Around 100 children of all ages spent their afternoon with Winnie the Pooh and his pals at the hot dog matinee in the upstairs dinner theater. Yeah. These hot dog matinees have been running off and on ...

The mood is downcast on the English singer’s third album, but the record’s lush warmth and occasional touch of self-aware humor offer a welcome counterbalance. Shura filled her previous two albums ...

#1 New York Times bestselling author Fredrik Backman returns with an unforgettably funny, deeply moving tale of four teenagers whose friendship creates a bond so powerful that it changes a complete ...

DEAR ERIC: I am a 62-year-old woman engaged to a 59-year-old man. He is my best friend. The problem? His 25- and 29-year-old daughters do not work or contribute to the household at all. They stay up ...

When Anthony Kiedis wrote the words that became “Under the Bridge,” he didn’t plan on anyone reading what was in his notebook. Producer Rick Rubin convinced him to show it to his bandmates. Soon, John ...

Julia Loktev’s gargantuan undertaking — the first of two films about Russian reporters — builds to the Ukraine invasion. One question will no doubt be on most viewers’ minds: Can a doc like this ...