A Reporter at Large: You Won’t Get Free of It
Alice Munro’s partner sexually abused her daughter. The harm ran through the work and the family.

Profiles: Working Man
The Hollywood slog that led Adam Scott to “Severance.”

Profiles: Outside Man
“The Brutalist,” the director’s nearly four-hour study of immigration, identity, and marriage, flowed from his own struggle to create art without compromise. “You really have to dare to suck to transcend,” he said.

Annals of Gastronomy: Stirring Stuff
The dish is governed by a set of laws that are rooted in tradition, rich in common sense, and aching to be broken or bent

A Reporter at Large: The Battle for France
President Emmanuel Macron has plunged the country into chaos.

Letter from Buenos Aires: Enemy of the State
Javier Milei’s plan to remake Argentina begins with waging war on the government.