Elahe Izadi

Every four years, a soccer tournament arrives to remind us that civilization is mostly a polite fiction, held together by breakfast beers, polyester jerseys, ancient grudges and the shared belief that shouting at a television can somehow influence events thousands of miles away. For nearly six weeks, offices become sports bars, sports bars become embassies and group chats become international tribunals. Otherwise reasonable people will develop deeply held opinions about flopping and claim lifelo

The comic was dropped by mainstream Hollywood after admitting to sexual misconduct. But he’s been working stages and gaining fans in the years since.

When Louis C.K. took the Kennedy Center stage Sunday for the Mark Twain Prize ceremony in honor of Bill Maher, the comic told few jokes. Instead, he used his time to offer a sincere thanks.

Anthea Hartig is the head of the National Museum of American History and a target of a White House report accusing the museum of “extreme political activism.”

Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie G. Bunch III defended the work of staff under fire from the White House, according to an email obtained by The Post.

Lonnie G. Bunch III said the report was “not a fair characterization of the work and totality of the National Museum of American History.”

On Tuesday, Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie G. Bunch III sent an email to the institution's staff, defending the Smithsonian's work against a White

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The question among staffers and alumni: “Are they returning to the Smithsonian as a target?”

A decade-by-decade look at the books, music, art and ideas that shaped 250 years of society.