There is no overestimating the damage that Trump has done and will continue to do. But last week a case for hope was made, most powerfully, at the ballot box.

The main character, played by Florence Pugh, swerves between fragility and bravado as she operates in a climate of mistrust and interfaces with people for whom paranoia is a job skill.

Yorgos Lanthimos relishes the game of historical reconstruction in a tale of usurpation that borders on a romp.

Juul now controls nearly three-quarters of the e-cigarette market in the U.S. At the same time, it remains at the mercy of the F.D.A., which is cracking down on its appeal to young people.

Egypt has made progress toward gender equality in recent years, but these gains have not propelled women into the workforce. The obstacles they face are often at home.

Carraway’s neighbor: six letters.

The composer, who won a Pulitzer for her opera “Angel’s Bone� last year, joins the International Contemporary Ensemble for a performance of “LEGO.�

A bold retrospective at the Whitney showcases works that defined the emerging economy of brands and that offer colors to cleanse the optic nerve.

On a drizzly Tuesday, at converted school auditoriums and assembly halls, officials battled jammed machines and unusually large crowds.

“In the olden days, as I recall, you had your charming pigs and your not so charming pigs. Mike was on the spectrum there.�