The protagonists of two films, an Anthony Bourdain bio-pic and a drama about a neglected poet, find themselves struggling with their writerly destinies.

A drawing that riffs on the latest news and happenings.

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How the conservative activist Bryan Hubbard, with help from Rick Perry and Joe Rogan, persuaded Trump and the G.O.P. to embrace ibogaine, a psychedelic drug derived from an African shrub.

For decades, the condition was thought to be psychological, and women were shamed for their illness. Now a scientist has found a biological cause.

Honesty isn’t always the best policy.